On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 2:52 AM, Dave Angel <d...@davea.name> wrote: > On 12/01/2011 10:35 AM, 88888 Dihedral wrote: >> I knew a hash can replace a bi-directional linked list. >> The value can be a multi-field string to be parsed for further actions. >> Is this what you are asking? > > A hash is a number, so I don't see how it can replace any kind of linked > list. Perhaps you're thinking of some other language.
A hashtable is a form of data structure that involves hashing values (ie calculating hashes for them) and storing them for easier retrieval than a simple linked list offers. That may be what you're thinking of. ChrisA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
