Data Structures for Coding Interviews in Python

Data Structures for Coding Interviews in Python

Get a firm grasp on the inner workings of the most common data structures. Tackle common interview coding problems and analyze your solutions.

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Get a firm grasp on the inner workings of the most common data structures. Tackle common interview coding problems and analyze your solutions.

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Course Overview

Data structures are amongst the most fundamental concepts of Computer Science. The data structure chosen can make or break an entire computer program. Consequently, they are also largely categorized as a vital benchmark of computer science knowledge when it comes to industry interviews. This course contains a detailed review of all the common data structures and provides implementation level details in Python to allow readers to become well equipped. Now with more code solutions, lessons, and illustrations ...Show More

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What are the data structures for coding interviews in Python?

For coding interviews in Python, focus on these essential data structures:

  • Lists: Used for dynamic arrays that support fast access, insertion, and deletion.
  • Dictionaries: Implement hash tables for efficient key-value storage and lookups.
  • Sets: Store unique elements and provide fast membership checks.
  • Tuples: Immutable sequences used for fixed-size collections.
  • Queues and stacks: Use collections.deque for double-ended queues, which can also efficiently implement stacks and queues.
  • Heaps: Use heapq for priority queues.
  • Linked lists, trees, and graphs: Implement manually using classes to handle more complex problems.

Mastering these structures and their operations will prepare you well for Python coding interviews.

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