[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
on more intermediate/advanced topics like linked lists, nodes,
trees, etc. However, it's kind of like reading a math textbook
Thats because these are abstract theoretical concepts
at the root of programming but not used much in practice in
high level languages like
On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 11:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've been teaching myself python for a few months and I'm becoming
frustrated because I've kind of hit a wall in terms of learning new
information.
You might like to read the (printed) Python Cookbook. It has many good
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Eric Abrahamsen [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
snip
Also, are there other concepts that I should focus on? Frankly, I'm a bit
bored because I've hit this ceiling, and I'm not really sure where to go to
next.
If you want to learn all sorts of new and exciting
On Nov 7, 2008, at 12:14 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've been teaching myself python for a few months and I'm becoming
frustrated because I've kind of hit a wall in terms of learning new
information. In an effort to continue to learn I've found some
material on more
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 4:12 AM, Alan Gauld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
For example a linked list is
pretty much a Python list.
Other than the very different timing characteristics! Python lists are
O(1) for reading or writing a value at an index, O(n) for inserting
and deleting. Linked lists are
On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:14:38 -0500, btkuhn wrote:
Hi everyone,
I've been teaching myself python for a few months and I'm becoming
frustrated because I've kind of hit a wall in terms of learning new
information. In an effort to continue to learn I've found some material
on more
Kent Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote
For example a linked list is pretty much a Python list.
Other than the very different timing characteristics!
True, but its pretty rare that timing issues are a reason
for me to choose a data structure - especially if I need
to hand code it! :-)
On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Alan Gauld [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
True, but its pretty rare that timing issues are a reason for me to choose a
data structure
I would guess you commonly choose a dict or set over a list when you
need fast tests for membership. Failure to choose dict when
Hi everyone,
I've been teaching myself python for a few months and I'm becoming
frustrated because I've kind of hit a wall in terms of learning new
information. In an effort to continue to learn I've found some material
on more intermediate/advanced topics like linked lists, nodes, trees,
