When and how to use lists
Lists and arrays are data structures that are used in programming to store and organize collections of elements. However, there are some differences between them in terms of their properties and functionality
- Lists:
- Dynamic size: In most programming languages, such as Python, lists are dynamic in size, meaning they can grow or shrink during program execution. You can add or remove elements from a list without specifying their size.
- Heterogeneous elements: Lists can store elements of different data types. For example, a list can contain integers, strings, and objects.
- Flexible operations: Lists provide built-in methods for operations, such as appending elements, inserting elements at specific positions, removing elements, and concatenating lists.
- Slower access: Accessing elements in a list is slower than using arrays because lists use pointers to store the elements’ memory addresses. As a result, accessing an element requires following the pointer...
