Understand how implementing different data structures and algorithms
intelligently can make your Python code and applications more
maintainable and efficient
Key Features:
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Explore functional and reactive implementations of traditional and
advanced data structures
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Apply a diverse range of algorithms in your Python code
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Implement the skills you have learned to maximize the performance of
your applications
Book Description:
Choosing the right data structure is pivotal to optimizing the
performance and scalability of applications. This new edition of
Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with Python will expand your
understanding of key structures, including stacks, queues, and lists,
and also show you how to apply priority queues and heaps in
applications. You'll learn how to analyze and compare Python algorithms,
and understand which algorithms should be used for a problem based on
running time and computational complexity. You will also become
confident organizing your code in a manageable, consistent, and scalable
way, which will boost your productivity as a Python developer.
By the end of this Python book, you'll be able to manipulate the most
important data structures and algorithms to more efficiently store,
organize, and access data in your applications.
What You Will Learn:
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Understand common data structures and algorithms using examples,
diagrams, and exercises
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Explore how more complex structures, such as priority queues and
heaps, can benefit your code
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Implement searching, sorting, and selection algorithms on number and
string sequences
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Become confident with key string-matching algorithms
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Understand algorithmic paradigms and apply dynamic programming
techniques
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Use asymptotic notation to analyze algorithm performance with regard
to time and space complexities
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Write powerful, robust code using the latest features of Python
Who this book is for:
This book is for developers and programmers who are interested in
learning about data structures and algorithms in Python to write
complex, flexible programs. Basic Python programming knowledge is
expected.
