May 2017
Intermediate to advanced
310 pages
8h 5m
English
Content preview from Python Data Structures and Algorithms
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Summary
Graphs and heaps have been treated in this chapter. We looked at ways to represent a graph in Python using lists and dictionaries. In order to traverse the graph, we looked at breadth-first searches and depth-first searches.
We then switched our attention to heaps and priority queues to understand their implementation. The chapter ended with using the concept of a heap to find the ith-smallest element in a list.
The subject of graphs is very complicated and just one chapter will not do justice to it. The journey with nodes will end with this chapter. The next chapter will usher us into the arena of searching and the various means by which we can efficiently search for items in lists.