How can I create a linked list in Python?

[azrael]

How can I implement a linked list like the implementations in c with
struct-s and arrays (or pointers).
to simbolize the working principe



Gary Herron je napisao/la:
> Dongsheng Ruan wrote:
> > with a cell class like this:
> >
> > #!/usr/bin/python
> >
> > import sys
> >
> > class Cell:
> >
> >  def __init__( self, data, next=None ):
> >   self.data = data
> >   self.next = next
> >
> >  def __str__( self ):
> >   return str( self.data )
> >
> >  def echo( self ):
> >   print self.__str__()
> >
> If you really want a list (as Python defines a list - with all the methods) then you should use Python's lists.  They are quite efficient and convenient:
>
> l = [Cell(1), Cell(2), Cell(3)]
>
> However, if what you want is each cell to refer to a next cell (which after all is what a linked list does), then you already have it with the next attribute.  (In other languages you might implement 'next' as a pointer, while in Python we call it a reference -- but it amounts to the same thing.)  Create it this way:
>
> c = Cell(3)
> b = Cell(2, c)
> a = Cell(1, b)
>
> or
>
> a = Cell(1, Cell(2, Cell(3)))
>
> However, I'll repeat this:  The concept of a linked list if a figment of languages with pointer data types.  Python abstracts that by allowing attributes to contain references to other objects.  However, you're much better off if you can use Python's list data structure rather than try to emulate an outdated concept in a modern language.
> 
> Gary Herron