Python: The collections Module – Counter, defaultdict, deque and namedtuple

The standard library’s collections module provides ready-made data structures that make everyday tasks shorter and less error-prone. Learn when to use Counter, defaultdict, deque, namedtuple, OrderedDict and ChainMap, with worked examples.

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