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The main aim of COPADS is to develop a compilation of Python data structures and its algorithms, making it almost a purely developmental project. Personally, I look at this as a re-usable collection of tools that I can use in other projects. Therefore, this project is essentially "needs-driven", except a core subset of data structures and algorithms.
How COPADS got started? This project originated from 3 threads of thought. Firstly, while browsing through Mehta and Sahni's Handbook of Data Structures and Applications, I thought there might be useful to have a number of the listed data structures implemented in Python. Given my interest in biological data management, having a good set of data structures is always handy. The 2nd thread of thought came from Numerical Recipes. Again, I thought these algorithms will be handy to have and had started to translate some of them into Python during some overly energetic days. Finally, Python Cookbook had undergone 2 editions by 2008 and ActiveState had provided an online platform for Python Recipes which I found to be useful and can see how some of these recipes can be merged. Thus, COPADS is borned.
At the same time, I always feel that COPADS needs to be used - "Powered by COPADS" or something in that line. Narcissistically and shamelessly, I do try to use COPADS in other projects whenever possible. These include: