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Implementation of HashTable in Python - Extracted from http://interactivepython.org/runestone/static/pythonds/SortSearch/Hashing.html
class HashTable:
def __init__(self):
self.size = 11
self.slots = [None] * self.size
self.data = [None] * self.size
def put(self,key,data):
hashvalue = self.hashfunction(key,len(self.slots))
if self.slots[hashvalue] == None:
self.slots[hashvalue] = key
self.data[hashvalue] = data
else:
if self.slots[hashvalue] == key:#if there was already something at that key,
self.data[hashvalue] = data #replace
else:
nextslot = self.rehash(hashvalue,len(self.slots))
while self.slots[nextslot] != None and \
self.slots[nextslot] != key:
nextslot = self.rehash(nextslot,len(self.slots))
if self.slots[nextslot] == None:
self.slots[nextslot]=key
self.data[nextslot]=data
else:
self.data[nextslot] = data #replace
def hashfunction(self,key,size):
return key%size
def rehash(self,oldhash,size):
return (oldhash+1)%size
def get(self,key):
startslot = self.hashfunction(key,len(self.slots))
data = None
stop = False
found = False
position = startslot
while self.slots[position] != None and \
not found and not stop:
if self.slots[position] == key:
found = True
data = self.data[position]
else:
position=self.rehash(position,len(self.slots))
if position == startslot:
stop = True
return data
def __getitem__(self,key):
return self.get(key)
def __setitem__(self,key,data):
self.put(key,data)
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