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Would one not just use a dict/hashmap with int keys labelling lengths and the list of strings as the values?
A programmer might, as trained/conditioned by the limits of programming languages.
A human would intuitively not, these are meaningless and/or convoluted concepts to the untrained human.
I like the implication that programmers aren't humans, but a sort of alien being naturally apt at algorithmic thinking, while puny humans are an irrational species that needs to undergo training from the mighty race of programmers if they hope to get into the field brought us here by the aliens
Found the Python guy.
I did use 'list' and forgot it is called an 'array' or 'vector' in other languages. So sure, close enough :-)
'List' is the correct abstract term for any data structure that holds a given number of values in an order, regardless of the implementation. So Python's List, or C++'s Array or Vector, or a Linked List are all considered lists in the abstract sense.
Because those are limited to Python? 😜