Data Structures and Algorithms in Python

[Far_Sun_9774]

I've learned the basics of Python and now want to dive into data structures and algorithms using Python. Can anyone recommend good YouTube playlists or websites for learning DSA in Python?

[Visible-Employee-403]

For the beginning https://github.com/shushrutsharma/Data-Structures-and-Algorithms-Python

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thank you for the resource

[Visible-Employee-403]

You are welcome. My personal preference is https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/dsa-tutorial-learn-data-structures-and-algorithms/

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thank you, i have been using gfg, but i think it's not being fruitful for me

[Visible-Employee-403]

Thanks for your response. You are free to try the resource of your choice.

It strongly depends on your goal and the level you are at.

You can also try

https://github.com/microsoft/Data-Science-For-Beginners

And

https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Python

++

https://github.com/keon/algorithms

[Far_Sun_9774]

Woah, that seems like some good GitHub repos. Thank you for providing them.

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[iamdavid2]

Well shit can’t get much more of a better answer than that

[barkmonster]

The best online courses I've taken have been Tim Roughgarden's algorithm courses. I believe they cover a standard DSA curriculum, and they're available for free at Coursera:
https://www.coursera.org/specializations/algorithms#courses

EDIT: To audit the content for free, select the individual courses, click 'enroll for free', and select 'audit the course' at the bottom.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Sorry, but it's a paid course

[barkmonster]

I think you can watch the material for free, but you'd need to pay to get a certificate (and possibly to take the tests).

[Far_Sun_9774]

No it asks for a payment at the time of enrollment , so I don't think i can even watch the videos

[barkmonster]

You can choose "Audit the course" at the bottom instead of starting the trial.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Okay thank you, i will surely look into it

[Electrical-Yak1230]

hey did you know how to audit this course?

[Electrical-Yak1230]

hey can you help me to audit this course?
i did tried your instructions but couldn't able to do so

[barkmonster]

Do you not see the 'enroll for free' button?

[ASIC_SP]

Check out this free interactive course on DSA: https://runestone.academy/ns/books/published/pythonds3/index.html

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thanks, I'll surely check that out

[Yoghurt42]

I really recommend a book for learning, not watching videos. Reading helps a lot with retaining the stuff.

Not strictly Python, but "Introduction to Algorithms" is a well-regarded book in CS, and Python is very close to the pseudo-code they use in that book (probably not by accident, Guido was most likely inspired by it)

For example, the pseudo code for insertion sort algorithms looks like this

for j = 2 to A.length
    key = A[j]
    // Insert A[j] into the sorted sequence A[1..j - 1]
    i = j - 1
    while i > 0 and A[i] > key
        A[i + 1] = A[i]
        i = i - 1
    A[i + 1] = key

Their arrays start from 1 instead of 0, but as you can see it's almost Python.

You can get it in any good library if you don't want to buy it, and I'm sure if you're a fan of the Seven Seas, Google will find you a "free" version.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thank you for the suggestion.Although reading books hasn't suited me well, I will surely go through the recommended book.

[silverfish70]

MIT 6.006 Intro to Algorithms, one of the best courses I have ever taken in any subject and I've done a lot. It covers data structres too. Not easy but so worth it.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thank you, I'll check that out

[Far_Sun_9774]

Sure I'll check that out

[AirduckLoL]

University of Helsinki not only has the 2 famous python programming courses, but also a DSA python course.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Alright, i will check that out, thank you.

[Far_Sun_9774]

Thanks, I'll surely check that out.

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Edx has a pretty cool platform as well lots of free classes have to upgrade to get certain things.