From 1b19028117c88aaf49803ccd76652b68ead0b7e1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aditya Sharma <32771292+adityasharma1234@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:04:55 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update doubly_linked_list.py (#545) --- .../linked_list/doubly_linked_list.py | 43 ++++++++++--------- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/data_structures/linked_list/doubly_linked_list.py b/data_structures/linked_list/doubly_linked_list.py index 18eb63fea..75b1f889d 100644 --- a/data_structures/linked_list/doubly_linked_list.py +++ b/data_structures/linked_list/doubly_linked_list.py @@ -2,49 +2,50 @@ - A linked list is similar to an array, it holds values. However, links in a linked list do not have indexes. - This is an example of a double ended, doubly linked list. - Each link references the next link and the previous one. -''' +- A Doubly Linked List (DLL) contains an extra pointer, typically called previous pointer, together with next pointer and data which are there in singly linked list. + - Advantages over SLL - IT can be traversed in both forward and backward direction.,Delete operation is more efficent''' from __future__ import print_function -class LinkedList: +class LinkedList: #making main class named linked list def __init__(self): self.head = None self.tail = None def insertHead(self, x): - newLink = Link(x) #Create a new link with a value attached to it - if(self.isEmpty() == True): #Set the first element added to be the tail + newLink = Link(x) #Create a new link with a value attached to it + if(self.isEmpty() == True): #Set the first element added to be the tail self.tail = newLink else: - self.head.previous = newLink # newLink <-- currenthead(head) - newLink.next = self.head # newLink <--> currenthead(head) - self.head = newLink # newLink(head) <--> oldhead + self.head.previous = newLink # newLink <-- currenthead(head) + newLink.next = self.head # newLink <--> currenthead(head) + self.head = newLink # newLink(head) <--> oldhead def deleteHead(self): temp = self.head - self.head = self.head.next # oldHead <--> 2ndElement(head) - self.head.previous = None # oldHead --> 2ndElement(head) nothing pointing at it so the old head will be removed + self.head = self.head.next # oldHead <--> 2ndElement(head) + self.head.previous = None # oldHead --> 2ndElement(head) nothing pointing at it so the old head will be removed if(self.head is None): - self.tail = None + self.tail = None #if empty linked list return temp def insertTail(self, x): newLink = Link(x) - newLink.next = None # currentTail(tail) newLink --> - self.tail.next = newLink # currentTail(tail) --> newLink --> - newLink.previous = self.tail #currentTail(tail) <--> newLink --> - self.tail = newLink # oldTail <--> newLink(tail) --> + newLink.next = None # currentTail(tail) newLink --> + self.tail.next = newLink # currentTail(tail) --> newLink --> + newLink.previous = self.tail #currentTail(tail) <--> newLink --> + self.tail = newLink # oldTail <--> newLink(tail) --> def deleteTail(self): temp = self.tail - self.tail = self.tail.previous # 2ndLast(tail) <--> oldTail --> None - self.tail.next = None # 2ndlast(tail) --> None + self.tail = self.tail.previous # 2ndLast(tail) <--> oldTail --> None + self.tail.next = None # 2ndlast(tail) --> None return temp def delete(self, x): current = self.head - while(current.value != x): # Find the position to delete + while(current.value != x): # Find the position to delete current = current.next if(current == self.head): @@ -57,10 +58,10 @@ class LinkedList: current.previous.next = current.next # 1 --> 3 current.next.previous = current.previous # 1 <--> 3 - def isEmpty(self): #Will return True if the list is empty + def isEmpty(self): #Will return True if the list is empty return(self.head is None) - def display(self): #Prints contents of the list + def display(self): #Prints contents of the list current = self.head while(current != None): current.displayLink() @@ -68,8 +69,8 @@ class LinkedList: print() class Link: - next = None #This points to the link in front of the new link - previous = None #This points to the link behind the new link + next = None #This points to the link in front of the new link + previous = None #This points to the link behind the new link def __init__(self, x): self.value = x def displayLink(self):