Added notebook solving the following: Implement a linked list with insert, find (coming soon), delete (coming soon), and print methods.

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* [Encode spaces in a string in-place](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/arrays-strings/replace_char.ipynb)
* [Compress a string](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/arrays-strings/compress.ipynb)
## Linked Lists
* [Linked list with insert, find, delete, and print methods](http://nbviewer.ipython.org/github/donnemartin/algorithms-data-structures/blob/master/linked-lists/linked-list.ipynb)
## License
Copyright 2015 Donne Martin

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"## Problem: Implement a linked list with insert, find, delete, and print methods.\n",
"\n",
"* [Clarifying Questions](#Clarifying-Questions)\n",
"* [Test Cases](#Test-Cases)\n",
"* [Algorithm](#Algorithm)\n",
"* [Code](#Code)\n",
"* [Pythonic-Code](#Pythonic-Code)"
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"## Clarifying Questions\n",
"\n",
"* Is this a singly or doubly linked list?\n",
" * Singly\n",
"* Is this a circular list?\n",
" * No\n",
"* Do we keep track of the tail or just the head?\n",
" * Just the head\n",
"* Can you insert NULL values in the list?\n",
" * No"
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"## Test Cases\n",
"\n",
"### Insert to Front\n",
"\n",
"* Insert a NULL\n",
"* Insert in an empty list\n",
"* Insert in a list with one element or more elements\n",
"\n",
"### Find\n",
"\n",
"* Coming soon\n",
"\n",
"### Delete\n",
"\n",
"* Coming soon\n",
"\n",
"### Print\n",
"\n",
"* Print an empty list\n",
"* Print a list with one or more elements"
]
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"## Algorithm\n",
"\n",
"### Insert to Front\n",
"\n",
"* If the data we are inserting is NULL, return\n",
"* Create a node with the input data\n",
"* If this is an empty list\n",
" * Assign the head to the node\n",
"* Else\n",
" * Set the node.next to the head\n",
" * Set the head to the node\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(1)\n",
"* Space: O(1), a new node is added\n",
"\n",
"### Find\n",
"\n",
"* Coming soon\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
"* Space: In-place\n",
"\n",
"### Delete\n",
"\n",
"* Coming soon\n",
"\n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
"* Space: In-place\n",
"\n",
"### Print\n",
"\n",
"* For each node\n",
" * Print the node's value\n",
" \n",
"Complexity:\n",
"* Time: O(n)\n",
"* Space: In-place"
]
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"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Code"
]
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"class Node(object):\n",
" def __init__(self, data):\n",
" self.next = None\n",
" self.data = data\n",
" \n",
" def __str__(self):\n",
" return self.data\n",
"\n",
"class LinkedList(object):\n",
" def __init__(self, head):\n",
" self.head = head\n",
"\n",
" def insert_to_front(self, data):\n",
" if data is None:\n",
" return\n",
" node = Node(data)\n",
" if self.head is None:\n",
" self.head = node\n",
" else:\n",
" node.next = self.head\n",
" self.head = node\n",
"\n",
" def print_list(self):\n",
" curr_node = self.head\n",
" while curr_node is not None:\n",
" print(curr_node.data)\n",
" curr_node = curr_node.next"
]
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"execution_count": 30,
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"text": [
"10\n",
"10\n",
"bc\n",
"a\n",
"10\n"
]
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"# Test insert_to_front\n",
"# Insert in an empty list\n",
"linked_list = LinkedList(None)\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(10)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"# Insert a NULL\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front(None)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()\n",
"# Insert in a list with one element or more elements\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front('a')\n",
"linked_list.insert_to_front('bc')\n",
"linked_list.print_list()"
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"# Test empty print\n",
"linked_list = LinkedList(None)\n",
"linked_list.print_list()"
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