Steven D'Aprano <st...@remove-this-cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> I have a hierarchical structure something like a directory tree or a > nested tree structure: > > Mammal > +-- Ape >: +-- Chimpanzee >: +-- Gorilla >: +-- Human > +-- Carnivore >: +-- Cat >: +-- Tiger > Reptile > +-- Lizard > +-- Snake > +-- Cobra > +-- Python > ...snip... > Is there a particular name for this structure? I've been calling it a > dict-based flattened tree, but I can't shake the feeling that there is > another name for it... > Do you have any carniverous apes? If so it's a directed acyclic graph. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
