Python - Insert a new node at a given position in the Linked List

insert_at.py

def insert_at(self, newElement, position):     
  
  #1. allocate node to new element
    newNode = Node(newElement)

  #2. check if the position is > 0 
    if(position < 1):
        print("\nposition should be >= 1.")
    elif (position == 1):
    
    #3. if the position is 1, make next of the
    #   new node as head and new node as head
        newNode.next = self.head
        self.head = newNode
    else:    
    
    #4. Else, make a temp node and traverse to the 
    #   node previous to the position
        temp = self.head
        for i in range(1, position-1):
            if(temp != None):
                temp = temp.next   
    
    #5. If the previous node is not null, make 
    #   newNode next as temp next and temp next 
    #   as newNode.
    if(temp != None):
        newNode.next = temp.next
        temp.next = newNode  
    else:
      
      #6. When the previous node is null
        print("\nThe previous node is null.")