The collections.Count.most_common function in Python uses the heapq module to return the count of the most common word in a file, for instance. I have traced through the heapq.py file, but I'm having a bit of trouble understanding how a heap is created/updated with respect to words let's say. So, I think the best way for me to understand it, is to figure out how to create a heap from scratch. Can someone provide a pseudocode for creating a heap that would represent word count? Continue reading...
