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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python – Third Edition

You're reading from   Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python – Third Edition Store, manipulate, and access data effectively and boost the performance of your applications

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073448
Length 496 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Dr. Basant Agarwal Dr. Basant Agarwal
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Python Data Types and Structures FREE CHAPTER 2. Introduction to Algorithm Design 3. Algorithm Design Techniques and Strategies 4. Linked Lists 5. Stacks and Queues 6. Trees 7. Heaps and Priority Queues 8. Hash Tables 9. Graphs and Algorithms 10. Searching 11. Sorting 12. Selection Algorithms 13. String Matching Algorithms 14. Other Books You May Enjoy
15. Index
Appendix: Answers to the Questions

Circular lists

A circular linked list is a special case of a linked list. In a circular linked list, the endpoints are connected, which means that the last node in the list points back to the first node. In other words, we can say that in circular linked lists, all the nodes point to the next node (and the previous node in the case of a doubly linked list) and there is no end node, meaning no node will point to None.

The circular linked lists can be based on both singly and doubly linked lists. Consider Figure 4.29 for the circular linked list based on a singly linked list where the last node, C, is again connected to the first node A, thus making a circular list.

Figure 4.29: Example of a circular list based on a singly linked list

In the case of a doubly linked circular list, the first node points to the last node, and the last node points back to the first node. Figure 4.30 shows the concept of the circular linked list based on a doubly linked list where the last...

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