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Sunil KapilClean Pythonhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4878-2_2

2. Data Structures

Sunil Kapil1 
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Sunnyvale, CA, USA
 

Data structures are the basic building blocks of any programming language. Having a good grasp of data structures saves you a lot of time, and using them can make your code maintainable. Python has a number of ways to store data using data structures, and having a good understanding of when to use which data structure makes a lot of difference in terms of memory, ease of use, and the performance of the code.

In this chapter, I will first go through some common data structures and explain when to use them in your code. I will also cover the advantages of using those data structures in specific situations. Then, ...

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