On Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:18:29 +1100, Chris Angelico wrote: > 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.
Python dicts are hash tables. -- Steven -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
