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Difference between Array and Linked List

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Difference between Array and Linked List order: meaning → head → next → … → one limit. Dumping ten features helps nobody.

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One breath for Difference between Array and Linked List, then a ticket queue node, then losing the next pointer on delete. Sit down.

Diagram

  [10] → [20] → [30] → /
   head              tail

Exam tip

Say Difference between Array and Linked List in one breath, then head → next → …, then losing the next pointer on delete.

Example

class Node:
    def __init__(self, val, next=None):
        self.val = val
        self.next = next

head = Node(1, Node(2, Node(3)))
cur = head
while cur:
    print(cur.val, end=" -> " if cur.next else "\n")
    cur = cur.next

Difference between Array and Linked List — a linked list chains nodes with next pointers instead of contiguous indexes.

Short notes

DefDifference between Array and Linked List — Isha uses it for a ticket queue node in a counter.
RuleDifference between Array and Linked List → head → next → ….
RememberDifference between Array and Linked List + time vs memory (a counter).
UseDifference between Array and Linked List in a counter (a ticket queue node).
TrapDifference between Array and Linked List — losing the next pointer on delete.
ExDifference between Array and Linked List → a ticket queue node.

class Node: def __init__(self, val, next=None): self.val = val self.next = next head = Node(1, Node(2, Node(3))) cur = head while cur: print(cur.val, end=" -> " if cur.next else "\n") cur = cur.next

Difference between Array and Linked List

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Difference between Array and Linked List

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