Question

Use simple python

Devise an experiment that compares the performance of the del operator on lists and dictionaries.

a graph displaying the timings of those operators

Answer 1

#source code:

import timeit
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
list=["vishnu","vardhan","namana","siva","nagsai","sai"]
dict={"name":"vishnu","class":"sf","age":17,"nicename":"toms"}
#list element delete opeation

start=timeit.timeit()
del list[3]
end=timeit.timeit()
list_time=end-start
print("list delation time:",list_time)

#dictionary element delete opeation

start=timeit.timeit()
del dict["class"]
end=timeit.timeit()
dict_time=end-start
print("list delation time:",dict_time)

plt.plot(["list_time","dict_time"],[list_time,dict_time],"ro")
plt.show()

#output:

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