def linked_list_add(head, name, phone): curr = head while curr is not None: if curr['name'] == name: curr['phone'] = phone return head curr = curr['next'] new_node = {'name': name, 'phone': phone, 'next': None} if head is None: return new_node curr = head while curr['next'] is not None: curr = curr['next'] curr['next'] = new_node return head def linked_list_find(head, name): curr = head while curr is not None: if curr['name'] == name: return curr['phone'] curr = curr['next'] return None def linked_list_remove(head, name): if head is None: return None if head['name'] == name: return head['next'] prev = head curr = head['next'] while curr is not None: if curr['name'] == name: prev['next'] = curr['next'] return head prev = curr curr = curr['next'] return head def linked_list_collect_all(head): records = [] curr = head while curr is not None: records.append((curr['name'], curr['phone'])) curr = curr['next'] records.sort(key=lambda pair: pair[0]) return records # Quick test if __name__ == '__main__': lst = None lst = linked_list_add(lst, 'Alice', '111-222') lst = linked_list_add(lst, 'Bob', '333-444') lst = linked_list_add(lst, 'Alice', '555-666') print(linked_list_find(lst, 'Alice')) # 555-666 print(linked_list_collect_all(lst)) # [('Alice','555-666'), ('Bob','333-444')] lst = linked_list_remove(lst, 'Bob') print(linked_list_collect_all(lst)) # [('Alice','555-666')]