ucxdsa 2025.6.9

Data Structures and Algorithms Source Code

UC Berkeley Extension - Data Structures and Algorithms Class

A collection of classes and functions for use in UC Berkeley Extension's Comp Sci X404.1: Data Structures and Algorithms Class.

API Documentation

Command Line Installation

pip install ucxdsa

Updating an existing version of the DSA package

pip install --upgrade ucxdsa

Quick Usage Guide

from dsa.modulename import classname

To determine the version, enter the following in Python or Jupyter:

import dsa
print(dsa.version)

or from the terminal

pip show ucxdsa

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Revision History

2025.06.09

• Added queue-like synonyms for deque methods

2025.3.22

• Added CircularArray and CircularQueue classes
• SinglyLinkedList and DoublyLinkedList classes
  • Added separate delete_head() and delete_tail() methods
  • Changed behavior insert() so if index == count, performs an append()
• Changed behavior insert() in Array class so if index == count, performs an append()
• Queue and Heap classes
  • Refactored to_list() to raw_view()
  • Added to_ordered_list() to Queue class
  • Added to_sorted_list() method to Heap class
• Updated unit tests

2025.2.10

• Cleaned up comments
• Renamed df_traverse() to dfs_traverse() and bf_traverse() to bfs_traverse()

2025.2.9

• Refactored Dijkstra's algorithm code
• Added delete_edge() method to graphs
• Removed all duplicate add_edge() methods such as add_adjacent_vertex()
• Removed all add_directed_edge() methods and added directed argument to add_edge()
• Minor comment fixes

2025.1.31

• Fixed bug when DoublyLinkedList delete of the last index throws an Exception

2025.1.29

• Added is_sorted() in sorttools
• Fixed a bug when displaying a TreeNode in repr() format
• Update some modules to be more pyright compliant

2025.1.19

• Fixed bug in Queue to_list() method (thanks, Charles!)

2025.1.17

• Updated hash function code

2025.1.15

• Cleaned up README.md

2024.12.24

• Made default size for Trie graph larger
• Cleaned up Heap module
• Cleaned up Huffman module to use DSA data structures
• Added more tests
• Added more details to documentation

2024.12.22

• Created Github Pages access to documentation
• Added more details to documentation

2024.08.16.1

Fixed versioning issue. Can now determine version by typing:

import dsa
dsa.version

or

dsa.__version__

2024.08.16

moved Trie end_marker from an instance variable to a class variable (Trie.end_marker)

2024.08.15

dsa.draw

• new module to provide optional NetworkX graphics to:
• graphs
• tries
• trees
• heaps

dsa module

ran code through RUFF

dsa.graphs module

• Added vertices() method to AdjacencyListGraph, AdjacencyListWeightedGraph
• Dropped Vertex classes

dsa.tree

renamed Node class to TreeNode

2024.7.23

dsa.graphs module

• added is_edge() methods for AdjacencyMatrixGraph, AdjacencyMatrixWeightedGraph, AdjacencyListGraph, AdjacencyListWeightedGraph
• added index operator (returns a list of adjacent labels) for AdjacencyMatrixGraph, AdjacencyMatrixWeightedGraph
• cleaned up and refactored parameter names

2024.7.19

dsa.graphs module

• Added AdjacencyMatrixGraph, AdjacencyMatrixWeightedGraph, AdjacencyListGraph, AdjacencyListWeightedGraph
• Deprecated: Vertex, WeightedVertex

dsa.heap module

• Removed MinHeap option from the Heap class
• Added dedicated MinHeap class
• Added Priority Queue class

dsa package

Misc. code improvements, documentation updates and API consistency

TODO

• Overload comparison operator for all data structures
• Make an abstract Graph class?
• Allow NetworkX access to draw class
• Allow undirected option in edges() method of the graph class
• Capture and verify output of tree structures