Lecture
Tree Implementation Techniques
1. Defining the Tree Node Class
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A tree is a hierarchical data structure consisting of nodes connected through parent-child relationships.
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The
TreeNodeclass contains each node's data and references to its left and right children.
Define Tree Node Class
class TreeNode: def __init__(self, key): self.key = key self.left = None self.right = None
2. Defining the Binary Search Tree Class
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A binary search tree is a type of tree where each node has at most two children, and the left child is smaller than the parent node, while the right child is greater.
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The
BinarySearchTreeclass stores the root node of the tree.
class BinarySearchTree: def __init__(self): self.root = None
3. Key Insertion Method
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The
insertmethod adds a new key to the tree. -
During insertion, nodes are placed in appropriate positions to maintain the properties of the binary search tree.
Key Insertion Method Example
def insert(self, key): if self.root is None: self.root = TreeNode(key) else: self._insert_recursive(self.root, key) def _insert_recursive(self, node, key): if key < node.key: if node.left is None: node.left = TreeNode(key) else: self._insert_recursive(node.left, key) elif key > node.key: if node.right is None: node.right = TreeNode(key) else: self._insert_recursive(node.right, key)
4. Creating and Using a Binary Search Tree Object
- Create an instance of the
BinarySearchTreeclass and insert keys to form the tree.
Creating and Using a Binary Search Tree Object Example
# Create a binary search tree object bst = BinarySearchTree() # Insert keys bst.insert(50) bst.insert(30) bst.insert(70) bst.insert(20) bst.insert(40)
Lessons in this chapter · Review and Deepen Understanding of Python Data Structures
- 1. Review of Key Data Structures
- 2. Multiple-choice quiz
- 3. Fill-in-the-blank quiz
- 4. Coding Quiz - Reverse Words
- 5. Coding Quiz - Task Scheduling
- 6. Coding Quiz - Check for Value Existence
- 7. Coding Quiz - Find the First Non-repeating Character
- 8. What is a Tree?
- 9. Tree Implementation Techniques
- 10. Multiple-choice quiz
- 11. Coding Quiz - Find Minimum Odd Value
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