Python: Find the three largest integers from a given list of numbers using Heap queue algorithm

Python heap queue algorithm: Exercise-1 with Solution

Write a Python program to find the three largest integers from a given list of numbers using the heap queue algorithm.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

import heapq as hq
nums_list = [25, 35, 22, 85, 14, 65, 75, 22, 58]
print("Original list:")
print(nums_list)
# Find three largest values
largest_nums = hq.nlargest(3, nums_list)
print("\nThree largest numbers are:", largest_nums)

Sample Output:

Original list:
[25, 35, 22, 85, 14, 65, 75, 22, 58]

Three largest numbers are: [85, 75, 65]  

Flowchart:

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