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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python

You're reading from   Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python Write complex and powerful code using the latest features of Python 3.7

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788995573
Length 398 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Benjamin Baka Benjamin Baka
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Dr. Basant Agarwal Dr. Basant Agarwal
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Table of Contents (16) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Python Objects, Types, and Expressions 2. Python Data Types and Structures FREE CHAPTER 3. Principles of Algorithm Design 4. Lists and Pointer Structures 5. Stacks and Queues 6. Trees 7. Hashing and Symbol Tables 8. Graphs and Other Algorithms 9. Searching 10. Sorting 11. Selection Algorithms 12. String Algorithms and Techniques 13. Design Techniques and Strategies 14. Implementations, Applications, and Tools 15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Lists and Pointer Structures

We have discussed lists in Python, and these are convenient and powerful. Normally, most of the time, we use Python's built-in list implementation to store any data. However, in this chapter, we will be understanding how lists work and will be studying list internals.

Python's list implementation is quite powerful and can encompass several different use cases. The concept of a node is very important in lists. We shall discuss them in this chapter and will be referring to them throughout the book. Thus, we suggest readers study the content of this chapter carefully.

The focus of this chapter will be the following:

  • Understanding pointers in Python
  • Understanding the concept and implementation of nodes
  • Implementing singly, doubly, and circularly linked lists
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