Python Linked List: Count the number of items of a given doubly linked list

Python Linked List: Exercise-10 with Solution

Write a Python program to count the number of items of a given doubly linked list.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

class Node(object):
    # Singly linked node
    def __init__(self, data=None, next=None, prev=None):
        self.data = data
        self.next = next
        self.prev = prev

class doubly_linked_list(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.head = None
        self.tail = None
        self.count = 0

    def append_item(self, data):
        # Append an item 
        new_item = Node(data, None, None)
        if self.head is None:
            self.head = new_item
            self.tail = self.head
        else:
            new_item.prev = self.tail
            self.tail.next = new_item
            self.tail = new_item

        self.count += 1


items = doubly_linked_list()
items.append_item('PHP')
items.append_item('Python')
items.append_item('C#')
items.append_item('C++')
items.append_item('Java')
items.append_item('SQL')

print("Number of items of the  Doubly linked list:",items.count)

Sample Output:

Number of items of the  Doubly linked list: 6

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