Search Algorithms in Python
Introduction
Searching for data stored in different data structures is a crucial part of pretty much every single application.
There are many different algorithms available to utilize when searching, and each have different implementations and rely on different data structures to get the job done.
Being able to choose a specific algorithm for a given task is a key skill for developers and can mean the difference between a fast, reliable and stable application and an application that crumbles from a simple request.
Membership Operators
Algorithms develop and become optimized over time as a result of constant evolution and the need to find the most efficient solutions for underlying problems in different domains.
One of the most common problems in the domain of Computer Science is searching through a collection and determining whether a given object is present in the collection or not.
Almost every programming language has its own implementation of a basic search algorithm, usually as a function which returns a Boolean value of True or False when an item is found in a given collection of items.
In Python, the easiest way to search for an object is to use Membership