Thoughts on Programming
Google now offers the option to use Markdown syntax for Google Docs. This is interesting for those users who want to use text shortcuts to format their documents. For example, with support for Markdown activated, a first-order heading can now be introduced with a hash (#). Google Docs automatically converts the following text into a … Read more
After queues and stacks, the third article on data structures deals with linked lists. This data structure has nodes that are connected to each other. Each node has a value and a pointer. The following figure shows a singly linked list where each node has only one pointer pointing to the next node. The first … Read more
An updated version of the Python program imessage-reader is available on PyPI (Python Package Index). The new version can be installed via pip: Windows users will have to be patient. The imessage-reader can be installed, but an error message appears indicating that the operating system is not yet supported: However, this will change in the … Read more
In the first part of this tutorial series on data structures in Python, queues were explained. Stacks follow in the second part. A stack is also a data structure that is similar to the list. But there is a significant difference: There are several rules that dictate how items must be added or removed. New … Read more
A queue is a data structure similar to a list. However, the functionality is of a limited nature, because a queue is characterized by the fact that the FIFO principle (First In, First Out) applies here. This means that the first item added to a queue is the first item removed. Adding data is called … Read more