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efrat
Hello,
I'm planning to use Python in order to teach a DSA (data structures
and algorithms) course in an academic institute. If you could help out
with the following questions, I'd sure appreciate it:
1. What exactly is a Python list? If one writes a[n], then is the
complexity Theta(n)? If this is O(1), then why was the name "list"
chosen? If this is indeed Theta(n), then what alternative should be
used? (array does not seem suited for teaching purposes.)
2. Suppose I have some file example.py, and I'd like to incorporate it
**into** part of an HTML page with nice syntax highlighting and all the
shebang. Is there an easy way to do so?
(Sorry, but any Google query involving "Python" and "HTML" (with any
other additional terms) led to Python HTML processing libraries.)
3. Are there any useful links for Python/DSA education? I found "Data
Structures and Algorithms with Object Oriented Design Patterns"
(http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus7/html/book.html). It is a fine book,
but it is unsuitable: my students are electrical-engineers, and barely
know how to program; teaching them DSA, python, **and** stuff like the
visitor pattern seems impossible.
Python is such a cool language - I'm really hoping the students will
enjoy it as much as I do. Once again, many thanks for helping out with this.
Thanks,
Efrat
I'm planning to use Python in order to teach a DSA (data structures
and algorithms) course in an academic institute. If you could help out
with the following questions, I'd sure appreciate it:
1. What exactly is a Python list? If one writes a[n], then is the
complexity Theta(n)? If this is O(1), then why was the name "list"
chosen? If this is indeed Theta(n), then what alternative should be
used? (array does not seem suited for teaching purposes.)
2. Suppose I have some file example.py, and I'd like to incorporate it
**into** part of an HTML page with nice syntax highlighting and all the
shebang. Is there an easy way to do so?
(Sorry, but any Google query involving "Python" and "HTML" (with any
other additional terms) led to Python HTML processing libraries.)
3. Are there any useful links for Python/DSA education? I found "Data
Structures and Algorithms with Object Oriented Design Patterns"
(http://www.brpreiss.com/books/opus7/html/book.html). It is a fine book,
but it is unsuitable: my students are electrical-engineers, and barely
know how to program; teaching them DSA, python, **and** stuff like the
visitor pattern seems impossible.
Python is such a cool language - I'm really hoping the students will
enjoy it as much as I do. Once again, many thanks for helping out with this.
Thanks,
Efrat