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Python Linked List

    Test file

    Create file linked_list_test.py:

    import unittest import linked_list class LinkedListTest(unittest.TestCase): def test_insert_node_at_head(self): base = linked_list.Node(2) assess = [ { "init": linked_list.LinkedList(), "input": linked_list.Node(8), "expectedLen": 1, "expectedData": 8, "expectedNext": None, }, { "init": linked_list.LinkedList(base), "input": linked_list.Node(8), "expectedLen": 2, "expectedData": 8, "expectedNext": base, }, ] for test in assess: test["init"].insertFirst(test["input"]) # assert expected length self.assertEqual(test["init"].size, test["expectedLen"]) # assert first el is the input Node self.assertEqual(test["init"].head, test["input"]) # Assert data at head == Node data self.assertEqual(test["init"].head.data, test["expectedData"]) # Assert head next == Node next self.assertEqual(test["init"].head.next, test["expectedNext"]) def test_get_node_size(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 0) n1 = linked_list.Node(2) l.insertFirst(n1) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 1) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertFirst(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 2) def test_get_first(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 0) n1 = linked_list.Node(2) l.insertFirst(n1) self.assertEqual(l.getFirst(), n1) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertFirst(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getFirst(), n2) def test_get_last(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 0) n1 = linked_list.Node(2) l.insertFirst(n1) self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n1) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertLast(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n2) def test_insert_last(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) l.insertLast(n1) self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n1) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertLast(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n2) def test_clear(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertLast(n1) l.insertLast(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 2) l.clear() self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 0) def test_remove_first(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) l.insertLast(n1) l.insertFirst(n2) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 2) l.removeFirst() self.assertEqual(l.getFirst(), n1) def test_remove_last(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) n3 = linked_list.Node(11) n4 = linked_list.Node(29) l.insertLast(n1) l.insertLast(n2) l.insertLast(n3) l.insertLast(n4) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 4) l.removeLast() self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n3) l.removeLast() self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n2) def test_remove_last(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) n3 = linked_list.Node(11) n4 = linked_list.Node(29) l.insertLast(n1) l.insertLast(n2) l.insertLast(n3) l.insertLast(n4) self.assertEqual(l.getSize(), 4) l.removeLast() self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n3) l.removeLast() self.assertEqual(l.getLast(), n2) def test_get_at(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) n3 = linked_list.Node(11) n4 = linked_list.Node(29) l.insertLast(n1) l.insertLast(n2) l.insertLast(n3) l.insertLast(n4) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(1), n2) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(2), n3) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(3), n4) def test_insert_at(self): l = linked_list.LinkedList() n1 = linked_list.Node(2) n2 = linked_list.Node(10) n3 = linked_list.Node(11) n4 = linked_list.Node(29) n5 = linked_list.Node(31) l.insertFirst(n1) l.insertFirst(n2) l.insertAt(1, n3) l.insertAt(2, n4) l.insertAt(4, n5) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(1), n3) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(2), n4) self.assertEqual(l.getAt(4), n5) if __name__ == '__main__': unittest.main()

    Linked Lists

    Create file trees.py.

    """ Methods: 1. insertFirst: Insert at the head of list 2. size: Fetch size 3. getFirst: Fetch the first node 4. getLast: Fetch the last node 5. clear: Remove all node 6. removeFirst: Remove head of list 7. removeLast: Remove last node 8. insertLast: Insert at end of list 9. getAt: Fetch node at index 10. removeAt: Remove node at index 11. insertAt: Insert at index 12. forEach: Iterate through list and run function on list """ class Node: def __init__(self, data, next=None): self.data = data self.next = next class LinkedList: def __init__(self, head=None): self.head = head if head: self.size = 1 else: self.size = 0 def insertFirst(self, node): if self.head: tmp = self.head self.head = node node.next = tmp else: self.head = node self.size += 1 def getSize(self): return self.size def getFirst(self): return self.head def getLast(self): # check if head if self.head == None: raise Exception("No head of list") node = self.head # if head, iterate until node next is None while node.next != None: node = node.next return node def insertLast(self, node): if self.head == None: self.head = node self.size += 1 return n = self.head while n.next != None: n = n.next n.next = node self.size += 1 def clear(self): self.head = None self.size = 0 def removeFirst(self): if self.head == None: raise Exception("No head of list") tmp = self.head.next self.head = tmp self.size -= 1 def removeLast(self): if self.head == None: raise Exception("No list length") if self.head.next == None: self.head = None self.size -= 1 return n = self.head while n.next.next: n = n.next n.next = None self.size -= 1 def getAt(self, index): count = 0 if self.head == None: raise Exception("No items in list") n = self.head while count != index: if n.next == None: raise Exception("Out of bounds") n = n.next count += 1 return n def insertAt(self, index, node): count = 0 if self.head == None and index > 0: raise Exception("Out of bounds") elif self.head == None and index == 0: self.head = node self.size += 1 return elif self.head != None and index == 0: tmp = self.head self.head = node node.next = tmp self.size += 1 return prev = self.head n = self.head.next while count != index - 1: if prev.next == None: raise Exception("Out of bounds") prev = n n = n.next count += 1 prev.next = node node.next = n self.size += 1

    Running tests

    Change into directory and run python3 -m pytest -v linked_list_test.py.

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