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How to create a queue, then enqueue and dequeue elements from left and right in Python

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from collections import deque

# Create a queue
q = deque()

# Enqueue functions
def enqueue_right(queue, item):
    queue.append(item)
    print(f"Enqueued to right: {item}")

def enqueue_left(queue, item):
    queue.appendleft(item)
    print(f"Enqueued to left: {item}")

# Enqueue elements to the right
enqueue_right(q, "A")
enqueue_right(q, "B")
enqueue_right(q, "C")

print("Queue contents:", q)

# Enqueue elements to the left
enqueue_left(q, "X")
enqueue_left(q, "Y")

print("Queue contents:", q)

# Dequeue elements from the left
print("Dequeued from left:", q.popleft())  
print("Dequeued from left:", q.popleft()) 
print("Queue contents:", q)

# Dequeue element from the right
print("Dequeued from right:", q.pop())
print("Queue contents:", q)

# Check if the queue is empty
print("Is the queue empty?", len(q) == 0)  

# Dequeue remaining elements
print("Dequeued from left:", q.popleft()) 
print("Dequeued from left:", q.popleft()) 
print("Is the queue empty?", len(q) == 0)




'''
run:

Enqueued to right: A
Enqueued to right: B
Enqueued to right: C
Queue contents: deque(['A', 'B', 'C'])
Enqueued to left: X
Enqueued to left: Y
Queue contents: deque(['Y', 'X', 'A', 'B', 'C'])
Dequeued from left: Y
Dequeued from left: X
Queue contents: deque(['A', 'B', 'C'])
Dequeued from right: C
Queue contents: deque(['A', 'B'])
Is the queue empty? False
Dequeued from left: A
Dequeued from left: B
Is the queue empty? True

'''




answered Aug 22, 2025 by avibootz
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