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Here's my implementation of doubly linked list in Python:

 class DList:

    def __init__(self):
        self.head = None
        self.size = 0

    def insert(self, data):
        self.size += 1
        if self.head is None:
            self.head = Node(data)
        else:
            p = Node(data)
            p.next = self.head
            self.head.previous = p
            self.head = p

    def remove(self, index):
        if self.head is None:
            raise ValueError('Removing off an empty list')
        if index < 0 or index >= self.size:
            raise IndexError("Index is either negative or greater than the list size.")
        current = self.head
        if index == 0:
            self.head = self.head.next
            self.head.previous = None
        else:
            for _ in range(index -1):
                current = current.next
            p = current.next.next
            if p is None:
                current.next = None
            else:
                current.next = p
                p.previous = current

    def __sizeof__(self):
        return self.size

    def __repr__(self):
        res = '[ '
        current = self.head
        while current is not None:
            res += str(current.data)
            res += ' '
            current = current.next
        res += ']'
        return res


class Node:
    def __init__(self, data):
        if data is None:
            raise ValueError('Node value cannot be None')
        self.data = data
        self.previous = None
        self.next = None
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  • \$\begingroup\$ It would be nice if you made an attempt to incorporate advice from your previous question. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 21:31
  • \$\begingroup\$ Which I assume I did. Which advice am I missing in this implementation, again, except adding docstring. \$\endgroup\$
    – Stacker
    Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 21:33
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    \$\begingroup\$ remove() is still unable to remove the last element of the list, for example. \$\endgroup\$ Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 21:37
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    \$\begingroup\$ Fixed the remove() bug. \$\endgroup\$
    – Stacker
    Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 22:31

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OK, a few things:

  1. I would make head and size private, you don't want them changed from outside the class.

  2. You should use __len__ instead of __sizeof__ - they have different meanings.

  3. Implement __iter__

  4. After doing #3, format the repr using:

    "[{}]". format(", ". join(map(str, self)))
    
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  • \$\begingroup\$ Making head and size private is just adding an _ before them, right? \$\endgroup\$
    – Stacker
    Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 23:39
  • \$\begingroup\$ I'm also a little lost on how to implement iter on this list. I understand one has to implment next and return self. A little help will be appreciated. \$\endgroup\$
    – Stacker
    Commented Dec 19, 2016 at 23:43
  • \$\begingroup\$ You are correct about the underscore. Implementing iter is simpler than that - it should be a function using the yield keyword. I'll suggest you Google it up. Ask if you need further explanation. \$\endgroup\$
    – Shain
    Commented Dec 20, 2016 at 0:03

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