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32 changes: 25 additions & 7 deletions linked_lists/linked_stack.py
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class Empty(Exception):
"""Custom exception for empty stack operations."""
pass


class LinkedStack:
"""Stack implementation using a singly linked list.

Examples:
>>> s = LinkedStack()
>>> s.push(10)
>>> s.top()
10
"""

class _Node:
__slots__ = "_element" , "_next"
"""Lightweight node for singly linked list."""
__slots__ = ("_element", "_next")

def __init__(self, element, next):
self._element = element
self._next = next

def __init__(self):
"""Create an empty stack."""
self._head = None
self._size = 0

def __len__(self):
"""Return the number of elements in the stack."""
return self._size



def is_empty(self):
"""Return True if the stack is empty."""
return self._size == 0

def push(self, e):
"""Push element e onto the top of the stack."""
self._head = self._Node(e, self._head)
self._size += 1

def top(self):
"""Return the top element without removing it."""
if self.is_empty():
raise Empty("stack is empty")
return self._head._element


def pop(self):
"""Remove and return the top element."""
if self.is_empty():
raise Empty("stack is emoty")
raise Empty("stack is empty")

answer = self._head._element
self._head = self._head._next
self._size -= 1
return answer

def clear(self):
"""Remove all elements from the stack."""
self._head = None
self._size = 0