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Dequeue and Lists in Python

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I wanted to ask that is it better to use list over a deque in Python? If so why? and if not why not?

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Hi Regina,

Thank you for reaching out! We are happy to hear from you.

Well, there is no definitive answer to that, it really depends on your application. As a general rule, if you need fast appends or fast pops, use a deque. If you need fast random access, use a list.

If you have any further queries, please let us know.

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