Linked list implementation in python
A Linked List is, as the word implies, a list
where the nodes are linked together. Each node
contains data and a pointer. The way they are
linked together is that each node points to where
in the memory the next node is placed.
Singly Linked List Implementation
class Node:
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
self.next = None
node1 = Node(3)
node2 = Node(5)
node3 = Node(13)
node4 = Node(2)
node1.next = node2
node2.next = node3
node3.next = node4
currentNode = node1
while currentNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
print("null")
Doubly Linked List Implementation
class Node:
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
self.next = None
self.prev = None
node1 = Node(3)
node2 = Node(5)
node3 = Node(13)
node4 = Node(2)
node1.next = node2
node2.prev = node1
node2.next = node3
node3.prev = node2
node3.next = node4
node4.prev = node3
print("\nTraversing forward:")
currentNode = node1
while currentNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
print("null")
print("\nTraversing backward:")
currentNode = node4
while currentNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.prev
print("null")
Circular Singly Linked List Implementation
class Node:
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
self.next = None
node1 = Node(3)
node2 = Node(5)
node3 = Node(13)
node4 = Node(2)
node1.next = node2
node2.next = node3
node3.next = node4
node4.next = node1
currentNode = node1
startNode = node1
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
while currentNode != startNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
print("...")
Circular Doubly Linked List Implementation
class Node:
def __init__(self, data):
self.data = data
self.next = None
self.prev = None
node1 = Node(3)
node2 = Node(5)
node3 = Node(13)
node4 = Node(2)
node1.next = node2
node1.prev = node4
node2.prev = node1
node2.next = node3
node3.prev = node2
node3.next = node4
node4.prev = node3
node4.next = node1
print("\nTraversing forward:")
currentNode = node1
startNode = node1
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
while currentNode != startNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.next
print("...")
print("\nTraversing backward:")
currentNode = node4
startNode = node4
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.prev
while currentNode != startNode:
print(currentNode.data, end=" -> ")
currentNode = currentNode.prev
print("...")