Data Structures in Python Programming

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Data Structures:

  • Allow to organize, manage, and store data efficiently.

Major data structures in Python:

  1. List
  2. Tuple
  3. Set
  4. Dictionary

List:

  • Ordered: The items have a particular order. When we print or access elements, they appear in the same order as we added them.
  • Mutable: We can modify their contents by adding, removing, or changing elements after creating the list.
  • Allows duplicates: A list can have multiple elements with the same value.
  • Indexable: We can access elements by their index.
  • Syntax: list_name = [item1, item2, item3, …] & created using square brackets [ ]
#Creating list
fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
print(fruits)            
fruits.append('orange')  # Add an element
print(fruits)            
fruits[1] = 'blueberry'  # Modify an element
print(fruits)   

Output:
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'orange']
['apple', 'blueberry', 'cherry', 'orange']

Tuple:

  • Ordered: Elements have a defined order same as list
  • Immutable: Once a tuple is created, you cannot modify its elements.
  • Allows duplicates: A tuple can have multiple elements with the same value.
  • Indexable: You can access elements by their index.
  • Syntax: tuple_name = (item1, item2, item3, …) & created using Parentheses ()
# Creating tuple

fruits = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry','banana')
print(fruits)  

Output:
('apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'banana')
fruits[1] = 'blueberry'  # Modify an element
print(fruits)  

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-10-8ffc2ae47528> in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 fruits[1] = 'blueberry'  # Modify an element
      2 print(fruits)

TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment
fruits.append('orange')  # Add an element
print(fruits) 

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
AttributeError                            Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-11-f47e141fd874> in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 fruits.append('orange')  # Add an element
      2 print(fruits)

AttributeError: 'tuple' object has no attribute 'append'

Set:

  • Unordered: Elements do not have a specific order. The set may display elements in a different order each time when we access it, and we can’t rely on the order of elements in a set.
  • Mutable: We can add or remove elements from a set but we cannot change or modify individual items in a set as unordered.
  • No duplicates: A set cannot have multiple elements with the same value.
  • Not indexable: We cannot access elements by their index as no order.
  • Syntax: set_name = {item1, item2, item3, …} & created using curly braces or curly brackets {}
#Creating set
fruits = {'banana','apple', 'banana', 'cherry'}
print(fruits) # 'banana' will be once in output as set does not allow duplicate
        
fruits.add('orange')  # Add an element
print(fruits)  

Output:
{'apple', 'cherry', 'banana'}
{'apple', 'orange', 'cherry', 'banana'}
fruits[1] = 'blueberry'  # Modify an element
print(fruits)

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-16-5fcbd515ff35> in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 fruits[1] = 'blueberry'  # Modify an element
      2 print(fruits)

TypeError: 'set' object does not support item assignment

Why should we use .append() in List & .add() in set while both are mutable?

The difference between using append() in a list and add() in a set in Python arises from the fundamental differences in how lists and sets work:

1. List & .append():

  • Ordered and Indexed: A list is an ordered collection, meaning elements are stored in the order they were added, and each element can be accessed by its index.
  • Allowing Duplicates: Lists can have duplicate elements.
  • Operation:
    • append(item) is used to add an element to the end of the list, maintaining the order of elements.

2. Set & .add():

  • Unordered and Unindexed: A set is an unordered collection, meaning there is no specific order, and an index cannot access elements.
  • Unique Elements: Sets automatically enforce uniqueness, meaning no two elements in a set can be the same.
  • Operation:
    • add(item) is used to add an element to a set. Since the set does not maintain order and does not allow duplicates, the element is simply added if it is not already present.

Dictionary:

  • Key-value pairs: A dictionary is a collection of key-value pairs. Each key is unique, and it maps to a value. 
  • Unordered: (as of Python 3.7, dictionaries maintain the insertion order).
  • Mutable: You can add, remove, or modify key-value pairs.
  • Keys are unique: No two keys can have the same value.
  • Indexable by keys: You access elements using their keys.
  • Syntax: dict_name = {key1: value1, key2: value2, …} & created using curly braces or curly brackets {}
#Creating dictionary 

person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka','age': 12} # Python will only keep the last key-value pair, and the earlier one will be overwritten. 
print(person)                
person['age'] = 35           # Modify a value
print(person)                
person['job'] = 'Data Scientist'   # Add a new key-value pair
print(person)  

Output:
{'name': 'Rana', 'age': 12, 'city': 'Dhaka'}
{'name': 'Rana', 'age': 35, 'city': 'Dhaka'}
{'name': 'Rana', 'age': 35, 'city': 'Dhaka', 'job': 'Data Scientist'}

How to know the number of items in these data structures:

  • We can use len() to know the number of data structures
person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka','age': 12}
fruits = {'banana','apple', 'cherry'}
numbers = (1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5)
city = ['dhaka','delhi', 'lahore']

print(len(person))
print(len(fruits))
print(len(numbers))
print(len(city))

Output:
3
3
6
3

How to know the type of data structures:

  • We can use type() to know the number of data structures
person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka','age': 12}
fruits = {'banana','apple', 'cherry'}
numbers = (1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 5)
city = ['dhaka','delhi', 'lahore']

print(type(person))
print(type(fruits))
print(type(numbers))
print(type(city))

Output:
<class 'dict'>
<class 'set'>
<class 'tuple'>
<class 'list'>

Access Items:

  • List items are indexed and we can access them by referring to the index number
#Access list

animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

animals[2]

Output:
lamb
  • Tuple items are indexed and we can access them by referring to the index number
#Access tuple

animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

animals[2]

Output:
lamb
  • Set unordered so we cannot access items in a set by referring to an index or a key.
  • But we can loop through the set items using a for loop, or ask if a specified value is present in a set, by using the in keyword.
#Access set

animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

animals[2]

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-34-1f636996566c> in <cell line: 3>()
      1 animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}
      2 
----> 3 animals[2]

TypeError: 'set' object is not subscriptable
#Access set by for loop

animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

for animal in animals:
  print(animal)

Output:
camel
goat
buffelo
cow
lamb
  • Dictionary has key-value so we can access the items of a dictionary by referring to its key name, inside square brackets.
#Access dictionary

person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka'} 

person['city']

Output:
Dhaka

Change Item Value:

  • List are Indexable, we can change value of list by its index number
animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

animals[1]= 'tiger'

print(animals)

Output:
['cow', 'tiger', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel']
  • Tuple is Indexable but immutable we cannot change the value of tuple by its index number
  • But we can change tuple to list , after that change value & then re-change to tuple
animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

animals[3]= 'Lion'

print(animals)

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-44-10ea32d731b3> in <cell line: 3>()
      1 animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")
      2 
----> 3 animals[3]= 'Lion'
      4 
      5 print(animals)

TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment
animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

animals = list(animals) # Convert to list 

animals[2]= 'Lion' # change item 

animals = tuple(animals) # convert to tuple

print(animals)

Output:
('cow', 'goat', 'Lion', 'buffelo', 'camel')
  • Sets are unordered, so we cannot change or modify individual items
  • Instead we can add  & remove to make this change 
animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

animals[3]= 'Lion'

print(animals)

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-48-26a7feced54c> in <cell line: 3>()
      1 animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}
      2 
----> 3 animals[3]= 'Lion'
      4 
      5 print(animals)

TypeError: 'set' object does not support item assignment
  • Dictionary has key-value, we can change the value of a specific item by referring to its key name.
person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka'} 

person['city'] = "Delhi"

print("person")

Output:
{'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Delhi'}

Add & remove Item Value:

  • Lists are ordered, so we can use append() to add value at the end & remove() to remove any value
animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

animals.append('Lion')

animals.remove('lamb')

print(animals)

Output:
['cow', 'goat', 'buffelo', 'camel', 'Lion']
  • Tuples are immutable, so we can not add or remove any value.
  • Sets are unordered, we can use add() to add any value & remove() to remove any value 
animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

animals.add('Lion')

animals.remove('lamb')

print(animals)

Output:
{'camel', 'goat', 'Lion', 'buffelo', 'cow'}
  • Dictionaries are mutable & have key-value, so we can add an item to the dictionary  by using a new index key and assigning a value to it
person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka','profession':"Data Scientist"} 

person['city'] = "Delhi" # Add value 

person.pop("age") #remove age 

del person['profession'] #remove profession

print(person)

Output:
{'name': 'Rana', 'city': 'Delhi'}

Loop through items:

List:

  • We can loop through the list items by using a for-loop
animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

for animal in animals:
  print(animal)

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel
  • We can print all items by referring to their index number
animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

for serial in range(len(animals)):
  print(animals[serial])

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel
  • We can loop through the list items by using a while loop.
animals = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

serial = 0

while serial < len(animals):
  print(animals[serial])
  serial=serial+1

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel

Tuple:

  • We can loop through the tuple items by using a for-loop
animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

for animal in animals:
  print(animal)

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel
  • We can print all items by referring to their index number
animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

for serial in range(len(animals)):
  print(animals[serial])

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel
  • We can loop through the tuple items by using a while loop.
animals = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

serial = 0

while serial < len(animals):
  print(animals[serial])
  serial=serial+1

Output:
cow
goat
lamb
buffelo
camel

Set:

  • We can loop through the set items by using a for-loop
  • But we can not loop through set items by their index number as unindexable 
animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

for animal in animals:
  print(animal)

Output:
buffelo
camel
goat
lamb
cow
animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

for serial in range(len(animals)):
  print(animals[serial])

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-11-2e2a75af7657> in <cell line: 3>()
      2 
      3 for serial in range(len(animals)):
----> 4   print(animals[serial])

TypeError: 'set' object is not subscriptable
animals = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

serial = 0

while serial < len(animals):
  print(animals[serial])
  serial=serial+1

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-12-a72ece417006> in <cell line: 5>()
      4 
      5 while serial < len(animals):
----> 6   print(animals[serial])
      7   serial=serial+1

TypeError: 'set' object is not subscriptable

Dictionary:

  • We can iterate over a dictionary using a for loop.
  • By default, the loop returns the keys, but we can also use the second method below to access the values.
person = {'name': 'Rana', 'age': 40, 'city': 'Dhaka','profession':"Data Scientist"}

for info in person:
  print('keys: ',info) # Get keys name only 

print()

for info in person.keys():
  print('keys: ',info) # Get keys name only 

print()

for info in person:
  print('value: ',person[info]) # Get values only 

print()

for info in person.values():
  print('value: ',info)         # Get values only 

print()

for key,value in person.items():
  print(key,":",value )         # Get keys,values both

Output:
keys:  name
keys:  age
keys:  city
keys:  profession

keys:  name
keys:  age
keys:  city
keys:  profession

value:  Rana
value:  40
value:  Dhaka
value:  Data Scientist

value:  Rana
value:  40
value:  Dhaka
value:  Data Scientist

name : Rana
age : 40
city : Dhaka
profession : Data Scientist

Join:

List:

  • There are multiple methods to combine or concatenate two or more lists in Python. One of the simplest ways is by using the + operator.
  • Moreover, .append() & .extend() can be used to add two list together.
cattle = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]
wild = ["tiger","lion","elephant",'bear',"dear"]

animals = cattle + wild
print(animals)

print()

for animal in cattle:
  wild.append(animal)

print(wild)

print()

wild.extend(cattle)

print(wild)

Output:
['cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel', 'tiger', 'lion', 'elephant', 'bear', 'dear']

['tiger', 'lion', 'elephant', 'bear', 'dear', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel']

['tiger', 'lion', 'elephant', 'bear', 'dear', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel']

Tuple:

  • We can join two or more tuples using the + operator.
  • But we can not use .append() or .extend() as tuple is immutable.
cattle = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")
wild = ("tiger","lion","elephant",'bear',"dear")

animals = cattle + wild
print(animals)

Output:
('cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel', 'tiger', 'lion', 'elephant', 'bear', 'dear')

Set:

Use of union():

  • Returns a new set with all items from both sets.
  • We can join multiple sets using commas “,”.
  • We can join a set with other data types, like lists or tuples but the result will be set.
  • It excludes any duplicate items.
cattle = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}
wild = {"tiger","lion","elephant",'bear',"dear"}
bird = {"sparrow", "crow", "pigeon", "eagle", "parrot"}
insect = {"ant", "bee", "butterfly", "mosquito", "spider"}
marine = ("Dolphin","Whale","Seal","Penguin")
fish = ["goldfish", "shark", "salmon", "clownfish", "guppy"]

animals_1 = cattle.union(wild) #Join two sets
print(animals_1)
print()

animals_2 = cattle.union(wild,bird,insect) #Join Multiple Sets
print(animals_2)
print()

animals_3 = cattle.union(wild,marine,fish) #Join set,tuple,list which will give only set
print(animals_3)
print()

Output:
{'goat', 'camel', 'cow', 'buffelo', 'lion', 'tiger', 'dear', 'elephant', 'bear', 'lamb'}

{'crow', 'eagle', 'goat', 'buffelo', 'butterfly', 'pigeon', 'mosquito', 'spider', 'bear', 'sparrow', 'parrot', 'ant', 'bee', 'camel', 'cow', 'lion', 'tiger', 'dear', 'elephant', 'lamb'}

{'clownfish', 'Penguin', 'bear', 'cow', 'tiger', 'guppy', 'goat', 'Dolphin', 'Whale', 'buffelo', 'goldfish', 'camel', 'lion', 'dear', 'elephant', 'Seal', 'salmon', 'shark', 'lamb'}

Use of ” | “:

  • We can use “|” instead of union() which will return a new set with all items from both sets.
  • We can join multiple sets using “|”.
  • We can use “|” operator only to join sets with sets, and not with other data types .
cattle = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}
wild = {"tiger","lion","elephant",'bear',"dear"}
bird = {"sparrow", "crow", "pigeon", "eagle", "parrot"}
insect = {"ant", "bee", "butterfly", "mosquito", "spider"}
marine = ("Dolphin","Whale","Seal","Penguin")
fish = ["goldfish", "shark", "salmon", "clownfish", "guppy"]

animals_1 = cattle | wild #Join two sets
print(animals_1)
print()

animals_2 = cattle | wild | bird | insect #Join Multiple Sets
print(animals_2)
print()

Output:
{'goat', 'camel', 'cow', 'buffelo', 'lion', 'tiger', 'dear', 'elephant', 'bear', 'lamb'}

{'crow', 'eagle', 'goat', 'buffelo', 'butterfly', 'pigeon', 'mosquito', 'spider', 'bear', 'sparrow', 'parrot', 'ant', 'bee', 'camel', 'cow', 'lion', 'tiger', 'dear', 'elephant', 'lamb'}

animals_3 = cattle | wild | marine | fish #Join set,tuple,list etc
print(animals_3)
print()

Output:
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
TypeError                                 Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-7-b8f2a2c2ea6a> in <cell line: 1>()
----> 1 animals_3 = cattle | wild | marine | fish #Join set,tuple,list etc
      2 print(animals_3)
      3 print()

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for |: 'set' and 'tuple'

Use of update():

  • Inserts all items from one set into another.
  • update() changes the original set and does not return a new set like union().
  • We can update multiple sets using commas “,”.
  • It excludes any duplicate items.
my_fish = {"Guppy","Mollie","Goldfish"}

gifted_fish = {"Neon Tetra","Angelfish", "Mollie", "Zebra Danio", "Corydoras Catfish"}

purchased_fish = {"Oscar", "Discus", "Plecostomus", "Platy","Tiger Barb", "Cherry Barb"}

my_fish.update(gifted_fish) #Update my fish collection with my gift fishes, mollie was duplicate , so took one 'mollie'
print(my_fish)

Output:
{'Angelfish', 'Corydoras Catfish', 'Zebra Danio', 'Guppy', 'Mollie', 'Neon Tetra', 'Goldfish'}
my_fish.update(gifted_fish,purchased_fish) #use ", " to add more than one set
print(my_fish)

Output:
{'Angelfish', 'Oscar', 'Corydoras Catfish', 'Zebra Danio', 'Plecostomus', 'Discus', 'Guppy', 'Tiger Barb', 'Mollie', 'Neon Tetra', 'Platy', 'Goldfish', 'Cherry Barb'}

Use of intersection():

  • We can use intersection() or “&” operator to keep ONLY the duplicates.
  • The “&” operator only allows to join sets with sets, and not with other data types like we can do with the intersection() method.
  • The intersection_update() method will also keep ONLY the duplicates, but it will change the original set instead of returning a new set.
my_pet = {"Dog", "Cat", "Rabbit", "Hamster", "Guinea Pig"}

gifted_pet = { "Lizard", "Snake", "Turtle","Cat", "Rabbit"}

purchased_fish = {"Sugar Glider",  "Degu", "Prairie Dog", "Frog", "Snake"}

pet_common = my_pet.intersection(gifted_pet) #created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

pet_common = my_pet & gifted_pet #created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

my_pet.intersection_update(gifted_pet) # Changed my_pet set items 
print(my_pet)

Output:
{'Cat', 'Rabbit'}

{'Cat', 'Rabbit'}

{'Cat', 'Rabbit'}

Use of difference():

  • Return a new set that will contain only the items from the first set that are not present in the other set.
  • We can use ” – ” instead of difference().
  • The “-“ operator only allows to join sets with sets, and not with other data types like difference() method does.
my_pet = {"Dog", "Cat", "Rabbit", "Hamster", "Guinea Pig"}

gifted_pet = { "Lizard", "Snake", "Turtle","Cat", "Rabbit"}

purchased_fish = {"Sugar Glider",  "Degu", "Prairie Dog", "Frog", "Snake"}

pet_common = my_pet.difference(gifted_pet) #Created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

pet_common = my_pet - gifted_pet #created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

my_pet.difference_update(gifted_pet) # Changed my_pet set items 
print(my_pet)

Output:
{'Guinea Pig', 'Dog', 'Hamster'}

{'Guinea Pig', 'Dog', 'Hamster'}

{'Hamster', 'Guinea Pig', 'Dog'}

Use of symmetric_difference():

  • Return the elements that are NOT present in both sets.
  • We can use “ ^ ” or symmetric_difference().
  • The ^ operator only allows to joining sets with sets, and not with other data types like the symmetric_difference() method does.
  • The symmetric_difference_update() method will also keep all but the duplicates, but it will change the original set instead of returning a new set.
my_pet = {"Dog", "Cat", "Rabbit", "Hamster", "Guinea Pig"}

gifted_pet = { "Lizard", "Snake", "Turtle","Cat", "Rabbit"}

purchased_fish = {"Sugar Glider",  "Degu", "Prairie Dog", "Frog", "Snake"}

pet_common = my_pet.symmetric_difference(gifted_pet) #created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

pet_common = my_pet ^ gifted_pet #created new set
print(pet_common)
print()

my_pet.symmetric_difference_update(gifted_pet) # Changed my_pet set items 
print(my_pet)

Output:
{'Lizard', 'Hamster', 'Guinea Pig', 'Snake', 'Dog', 'Turtle'}

{'Lizard', 'Hamster', 'Guinea Pig', 'Snake', 'Dog', 'Turtle'}

{'Lizard', 'Hamster', 'Guinea Pig', 'Snake', 'Dog', 'Turtle'}

Sort:

List:

  • We can use sort() function to sort the list alphanumerically.
  • It is ascending by default. 
  • To sort descending, we can use the keyword argument reverse = True.
  • The sort() method tries to compare elements to arrange them in order, but it can’t compare an integer with a string, leading to the TypeError.
  • sort() method is case sensitive, resulting in all capital letters being sorted before lowercase letters.
  • We can use reverse() method to reverse the current sorting order of the elements without considering alphanumerically sorting.
cattle = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

cattle_weight = [140,30,40,140,180]

cattle.sort() #Sort string ascending
print(cattle)
print()

cattle_weight.sort() #Sort integer ascending
print(cattle_weight)
print()

cattle.sort(reverse=True) #Sort string descending
print(cattle)
print()

cattle_weight.sort(reverse=True) #Sort integer descending
print(cattle_weight)
print()

wild = ["tiger","lion","Elephant","bear","Dear","elephant","Leo"]

wild.sort() #Sort string ascending
print(wild)
print()

wild.sort(reverse=True) #Sort string descending
print(wild)
print()

bird = ["sparrow", "crow", "pigeon", "eagle", "parrot"]

bird.reverse() #Reverse the order only
print(bird)
print()

Output:
['buffelo', 'camel', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb']

[30, 40, 140, 140, 180]

['lamb', 'goat', 'cow', 'camel', 'buffelo']

[180, 140, 140, 40, 30]

['Dear', 'Elephant', 'Leo', 'bear', 'elephant', 'lion', 'tiger']

['tiger', 'lion', 'elephant', 'bear', 'Leo', 'Elephant', 'Dear']

['parrot', 'eagle', 'pigeon', 'crow', 'sparrow']

Tuple:

  • Tuples are immutable, so we can’t use sort() directly on them.
  • However, we can use sorted() which will sort the elements and return a new sorted list.
cattle = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

sorted_cattle = sorted(cattle) # new list i/o tuple will be in output

print(cattle) # No change will be in original tuple 

print()

print(sorted_cattle)

Output:
('cow', 'goat', 'lamb', 'buffelo', 'camel')

['buffelo', 'camel', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb']

Set:

  • Sets are unordered collections, so they do not support sorting.
  • However, we can use sorted() which will sort the elements and return a new sorted list.
cattle = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

sorted_cattle = sorted(cattle) # new list i/o tuple will be in output

print(cattle) # No particular sorting happened in original set

print()

print(sorted_cattle)

Output:

{'buffelo', 'cow', 'lamb', 'goat', 'camel'}

['buffelo', 'camel', 'cow', 'goat', 'lamb']

Membership:

  • Refers to checking whether a specific element exists within a list, tuple, set & key in dictionary in Python.
  • This is typically done using the in and not in operators.
print("---------------List Membership---------------------------")

my_animals_l = ['cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"]

if 'goat' in my_animals_l:
  print('I have one goat') # "goat"  exists in my_animals list

print()

if 'dog' not in my_animals_l:  # "dog"  not exists in my_animals list
  print('I will buy one dog')

print("---------------Tuple Membership---------------------------")

my_animals_T = ('cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel")

if 'goat' in my_animals_T:
  print('I have one goat') # "goat"  exists in my_animals tuple

print()

if 'dog' not in my_animals_T:  # "dog"  not exists in my_animals tuple
  print('I will buy one dog')

print("---------------Set Membership---------------------------")

my_animals_S = {'cow','goat','lamb',"buffelo","camel"}

if 'goat' in my_animals_S:
  print('I have one goat') # "goat"  exists in my_animals set

print()

if 'dog' not in my_animals_S:  # "dog"  not exists in my_animals set
  print('I will buy one dog')

print("---------------Dictionary Membership---------------------------")

my_animals_D = {'cow':"first",'goat':"second",'lamb':"third"}

if 'goat' in my_animals_D:
  print('goat is key of my dictionary') # "goat"  exists in my_animals dictionary

print()

if 'dog' not in my_animals_D:  # "dog"  not exists in my_animals dictionary
  print('dog is not key of my dictionary')

print()

if 'second' in my_animals_D.values():
  print('second is value of my dictionary') # "second"  exists in my_animals dictionary

print()

if 'fourth' not in my_animals_D.values():  # "fourth"  not exists in my_animals dictionary
  print('fourth is not value of my dictionary')

Output:
---------------List Membership---------------------------
I have one goat

I will buy one dog
---------------Tuple Membership---------------------------
I have one goat

I will buy one dog
---------------Set Membership---------------------------
I have one goat

I will buy one dog
---------------Dictionary Membership---------------------------
goat is key of my dictionary

dog is not key of my dictionary

second is value of my dictionary

fourth is not value of my dictionary

Indexing:

List:

  • Indexing allows access to individual elements in a list using their position (index).
  • Positive indexing starts from 0 for the first element.
  • Negative indexing starts from -1 for the last element

Tuple:

  • Just like lists, tuples use zero-based indexing.
  • Positive indexing starts from 0 for the first element.
  • Negative indexing starts from -1 for the last element

Set:

  • Sets are unordered, so there is no concept of an “index” for elements. We can’t retrieve an element by its position in the set.

Dictionary:

  • Dictionary indexing is different from list or tuple indexing.
  • In a dictionary, we access elements using keys rather than numeric indices.
  • Each key is associated with a value, and we can use the key to retrieve the corresponding value.
  • The get() method is another way to retrieve a value by its key.
print("---------------------List Indexing----------------")
fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date',"mango"]

# Accessing elements using positive indexing
first_fruit = fruits[0]
print("first_fruit :",first_fruit)
second_fruit = fruits[1]
print("second_fruit :",second_fruit) 

# Accessing elements using negative indexing
last_fruit = fruits[-1] 
print("last_fruit :",last_fruit)
second_last_fruit = fruits[-2]
print("second_last_fruit :",second_last_fruit)

print("---------------------Tuple Indexing----------------")
fruits = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date',"mango")

# Accessing elements using positive indexing
first_fruit = fruits[0]
print("first_fruit :",first_fruit)
second_fruit = fruits[1]
print("second_fruit :",second_fruit) 

# Accessing elements using negative indexing
last_fruit = fruits[-1] 
print("last_fruit :",last_fruit)
second_last_fruit = fruits[-2]
print("second_last_fruit :",second_last_fruit)

print("---------------------Dictionary Indexing----------------")
my_animals = {'cow':"first",'goat':"second",'lamb':"third"}

cow_sl=my_animals["cow"]
print("cow_sl",cow_sl)

cow_sl=my_animals.get("cow")
print("cow_sl",cow_sl)

Output:
---------------------List Indexing----------------
first_fruit : apple
second_fruit : banana
last_fruit : mango
second_last_fruit : date
---------------------Tuple Indexing----------------
first_fruit : apple
second_fruit : banana
last_fruit : mango
second_last_fruit : date
---------------------Dictionary Indexing----------------
cow_sl first
cow_sl first

Nested Indexing:

  • Refers to accessing elements within nested data structures like lists, tuples, sets, and dictionaries that contain other collections as their elements.
  • Lists and tuples support nested indexing directly using [index][subindex].
  • Sets are unordered and do not support indexing directly.
  • Dictionaries allow nested access using ['key']['subkey'] if the values are dictionaries themselves.
print("-------------------Nested list indexing-----------------------")
my_list = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6], [7, 8, 9]]

# Accessing the first element of the second list
element = my_list[1][0] 
print(element)

# Accessing the third element of the third list
element = my_list[2][2]  
print(element)


print("-------------------Nested tuple indexing-----------------------")
my_tuple = ((10, 20, 30), (40, 50, 60), (70, 80, 90))

# Accessing the second element of the first tuple
element = my_tuple[0][1] 
print(element)

# Accessing the first element of the third tuple
element = my_tuple[2][0]  
print(element)


print("-------------------Nested dictionary indexing-----------------------")
my_dict = {'a': {'x': 1, 'y': 2}, 'b': {'x': 3, 'y': 4}}

# Accessing the value associated with key 'x' in the nested dictionary under key 'a'
element = my_dict['a']['x'] 
print(element)

# Accessing the value associated with key 'y' in the nested dictionary under key 'b'
element = my_dict['b']['y']  
print(element)


Output:
-------------------Nested list indexing-----------------------
4
9
-------------------Nested tuple indexing-----------------------
20
70
-------------------Nested dictionary indexing-----------------------
1
4

Slicing:

List:

  • Slicing allows to extract a subset of the list by specifying a range of indices.
  • The syntax for slicing is list[start:stop:step].
  • start: The index where the slice starts (inclusive).
  • stop: The index where the slice ends (exclusive).
  • step: The step size or increment between indices (optional).

Tuple:

  • Slicing a tuple works similarly to slicing a list.
  • Tuple slicing allows to extract a portion or subset of a tuple by specifying a range of indices.
  • The syntax for slicing a tuple is tuple[start:stop:step].
  • start: The index where the slice begins (inclusive).
  • stop: The index where the slice ends (exclusive).
  • step: The step size or interval between indices (optional)
  • If we omit the start index, the slice will start from the beginning of the tuple.
  • If we omit the stop index, the slice will continue to the end of the tuple.
  • We can use only step specifies the interval between elements in the slice.
  • By using a negative step, we can reverse the tuple.

Set:

  • We cannot perform slicing operations on a set because it is unordered.

Dictionary:

  • We cannot directly slice a dictionary because it is not an ordered collection of elements.
print("---------------------------------------List Slicing---------------------")
fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date', 'elderberry',"blueberry","mango"]

# Slicing from index 1 to 3
fruits_1_to_3 = fruits[1:4]
print("fruits_1_to_3:",fruits_1_to_3)

# Slicing from index 1 to 7
fruits_1_to_6 = fruits[1:7:2]
print("fruits_1_to_6:",fruits_1_to_6)

# Slicing from the beginning to index 2
fruits_from_start = fruits[:3]  
print("fruits_from_start:",fruits_from_start)

# Slicing from index 2 to the end
fruits_to_end = fruits[2:]
print("fruits_to_end:",fruits_to_end)

# Slicing with a step of 2
every_second_fruit = fruits[::2]
print("every_second_fruit:",every_second_fruit)

# Reverse the list
reverse_fruits = fruits[::-1]
print("reverse_fruits:",reverse_fruits)

# Reverse the list with a step of 2
reverse_fruits_2 = fruits[::-2]
print("reverse_fruits_2:",reverse_fruits_2)

print("---------------------------------------Tuple Slicing---------------------")
fruits = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date', 'elderberry',"blueberry","mango")

# Slicing from index 1 to 3
fruits_1_to_3 = fruits[1:4]
print("fruits_1_to_3:",fruits_1_to_3)

# Slicing from index 1 to 7
fruits_1_to_6 = fruits[1:7:2]
print("fruits_1_to_6:",fruits_1_to_6)

# Slicing from the beginning to index 2
fruits_from_start = fruits[:3]  
print("fruits_from_start:",fruits_from_start)

# Slicing from index 2 to the end
fruits_to_end = fruits[2:]
print("fruits_to_end:",fruits_to_end)

# Slicing with a step of 2
every_second_fruit = fruits[::2]
print("every_second_fruit:",every_second_fruit)

# Reverse the tuple
reverse_fruits = fruits[::-1]
print("reverse_fruits:",reverse_fruits)

# Reverse the tuple with a step of 2
reverse_fruits_2 = fruits[::-2]
print("reverse_fruits_2:",reverse_fruits_2)

Output:
---------------------------------------List Slicing---------------------
fruits_1_to_3: ['banana', 'cherry', 'date']
fruits_1_to_6: ['banana', 'date', 'blueberry']
fruits_from_start: ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry']
fruits_to_end: ['cherry', 'date', 'elderberry', 'blueberry', 'mango']
every_second_fruit: ['apple', 'cherry', 'elderberry', 'mango']
reverse_fruits: ['mango', 'blueberry', 'elderberry', 'date', 'cherry', 'banana', 'apple']
reverse_fruits_2: ['mango', 'elderberry', 'cherry', 'apple']
---------------------------------------Tuple Slicing---------------------
fruits_1_to_3: ('banana', 'cherry', 'date')
fruits_1_to_6: ('banana', 'date', 'blueberry')
fruits_from_start: ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry')
fruits_to_end: ('cherry', 'date', 'elderberry', 'blueberry', 'mango')
every_second_fruit: ('apple', 'cherry', 'elderberry', 'mango')
reverse_fruits: ('mango', 'blueberry', 'elderberry', 'date', 'cherry', 'banana', 'apple')
reverse_fruits_2: ('mango', 'elderberry', 'cherry', 'apple')

Count:

  • To count occurrences of elements in a list or tuple, we can use count() function.
  • To count occurrences of all unique elements in a list or tuple, we can use the collections.Counter class.
  • Concept of “counting” occurrences of elements does not directly apply to sets as set does not store duplicate entries.
  • Dictionary also has unique key but values can be duplicated , so we can use the collections.Counter class.
print("-----------------count list------------------------------")
fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'apple', 'banana', 'apple']

# Count occurrences of 'apple'
apple_count = fruits.count('apple')

print("apple_count",apple_count)

from collections import Counter
# Count all elements
element_counts = Counter(fruits)
print("element_counts",element_counts)

print("-----------------count tuple------------------------------")
fruits = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'apple', 'banana', 'apple')

# Count occurrences of 'apple'
apple_count = fruits.count('apple')

print("apple_count",apple_count)

from collections import Counter
# Count all elements
element_counts = Counter(fruits)
print("element_counts",element_counts)

print("-----------------count dictionary------------------------------")
from collections import Counter

my_dict = {'apple': 4, 'banana': 6, 'cherry': 2, 'mango': 4, 'kiwi': 2}

# Count occurrences of each value
value_counts = Counter(my_dict.values())

print(value_counts)  

Output:
-----------------count list------------------------------
apple_count 3
element_counts Counter({'apple': 3, 'banana': 2, 'cherry': 1})
-----------------count tuple------------------------------
apple_count 3
element_counts Counter({'apple': 3, 'banana': 2, 'cherry': 1})
-----------------count dictionary------------------------------
Counter({4: 2, 2: 2, 6: 1})

Index position:

  • Lists & tuples are ordered, so we can use the index() method to find the index of an element.
  • Sets are unordered and do not support indexing directly.
  • Dictionaries do not have indexes
  • Remember that trying to find the index of an element not present in the collection will result in a ValueError.
print("------------------Index Position list------------------")
fruits = ['apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date']

# Get the index position of 'banana'
index_position = fruits.index('banana')

print(index_position) 

print("------------------Index Position tuple------------------")
fruits = ('apple', 'banana', 'cherry', 'date')

# Get the index position of 'cherry'
index_position = fruits.index('cherry')

print(index_position) 

Output:
------------------Index Position list------------------
1
------------------Index Position tuple------------------
2

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