python heap memory code example

Example 1: python code for heap using heapify

#Implementing Heap Using Heapify Method in Python 3
#MaxHeapify,MinHeapify,Ascending_Heapsort,Descending_Heapsort
class heap:
    
    def maxheapify(self,array):
        n=len(array)
        for i in range(n//2-1,-1,-1):
            self._maxheapify(array,n,i)
            
            
    def _maxheapify(self,array,n,i):
        l=2*i+1
        r=2*i+2
        if l<n and array[l]>array[i]:
            largest=l
        else:
            largest=i
        if r<n and array[r]>array[largest]:
            largest=r
        if (largest!=i):
            array[largest],array[i]=array[i],array[largest]
            self._maxheapify(array,n,largest)
            
            
    def minheapify(self,array):
        n = len(array)
        for i in range(n//2-1,-1,-1):
            self._minheapify(array,n,i)
            
            
    def _minheapify(self,array,n,i):
        l=2*i+1
        r=2*i+2
        if l<n and array[l]<array[i]:
            smallest = l
        else:
            smallest = i
        if r < n and array[r]<array[smallest]:
            smallest = r
        if (smallest != i):
            array[smallest], array[i] = array[i], array[smallest]
            self._minheapify(array, n, smallest)
            
            
    def descending_heapsort(self,array):
        n = len(array)
        for i in range(n // 2 - 1, -1, -1):
            self._minheapify(array, n, i)
        for i in range(n - 1, 0, -1):
            array[0], array[i] = array[i], array[0]
            self._minheapify(array, i, 0)


    def ascending_heapsort(self,array):
        n=len(array)
        for i in range(n//2-1,-1,-1):
            self._maxheapify(array,n,i)
        for i in range(n-1,0,-1):
            array[0],array[i]=array[i],array[0]
            self._maxheapify(array,i,0)

b=[550,4520,3,2340,12]
a=heap()

a.maxheapify(b)
print('Max Heapify -->',b)

a.minheapify(b)
print('Min Heapify -->',b)

a.ascending_heapsort(b)
print('Ascending Heap Sort -->',b)

a.descending_heapsort(b)
print('Descending Heap Sort -->',b)

Example 2: free function in python

PyObject *res;
char *buf = (char *) malloc(BUFSIZ); /* for I/O */

if (buf == NULL)
    return PyErr_NoMemory();
...Do some I/O operation involving buf...
res = PyBytes_FromString(buf);
free(buf); /* malloc'ed */
return res;