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add deep_copy_list question #478

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32 changes: 32 additions & 0 deletions others/deep_copy_list.py
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def deep_copy_list(head):
c = head
new_head = None
ap = {}

# create new list
while c:
n = Node(c.value)
ap[c] = n
n.arbitrary = c.arbitrary # point to arbitrary of older list

if not new_head:
new_head = n
pn = new_head

else:
pn.next = n
pn = pn.next

c = c.next

# update arbitrary pointer in new list
c = new_head
while c:
c.arbitrary = ap[a.arbitrary]
c = c.next

return new_head