{"id":8722,"date":"2022-06-24T10:33:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T10:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/blog\/?p=8722"},"modified":"2022-12-14T09:50:30","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T09:50:30","slug":"priority-queue-in-python","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/","title":{"rendered":"Priority Queue in Python"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Priority Queue<\/h3>\n<p>Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. For example, in any airline, baggage under the \u201cFirst-Class\u201d or \u201cBusiness\u201d arrives before other baggage.<\/p>\n<p>A priority Queue is a type of queue that follows the given below properties:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An item with higher priority will be dequeued before the item with lower priority.<\/li>\n<li>If two elements present in the priority queue are having the same priority, then they will be served according to the order in which they are present in the queue.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The priority queue is widely used in many applications like job scheduling algorithms, CPU and Disk scheduling, and managing various resources shared between different processes, etc.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is the Priority Value assigned in the Priority Queue?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Usually, an element&#8217;s value is considered for assigning the priority. For example, the element with bigger value will have a higher priority than the element with lower value.<br \/>\nWe can also set priorities according to our demand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The main difference between a queue and a priority queue:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the queue, the element inserted first will be dequeued first. But in the case of a priority queue, the element which is having highest priority will be dequeued first.<\/li>\n<li>When an element is popped out of the priority queue, the result will be in the sorted order, it can be either increasing or decreasing. While in queue elements are popped out in the order of FIFO (First in First out).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Implementation of priority queue in Python:<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t#tab_container_8723 {\r\n\toverflow:hidden;\r\n\tdisplay:block;\r\n\twidth:100%;\r\n\tborder:0px solid #ddd;\r\n\tmargin-bottom:30px;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .tab-content{\r\n\tpadding:20px;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\tmargin-top: 0px;\r\n\tbackground-color:#ffffff !important;\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tfont-size:16px !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n\t\r\n\t\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n\t}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs {\r\n    border-bottom: 0px solid #ddd;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a, #tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:hover, #tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li.active > a:focus {\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tcursor: default;\r\n\tbackground-color: #ffffff !important;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #e6e6e6 !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a {\r\n    margin-right: 0px !important; \r\n    line-height: 1.42857143 !important;\r\n    border: 1px solid #d5d5d5 !important;\r\n    border-radius: 0px 0px 0 0 !important; \r\n\tbackground-color: #e8e8e8 !important;\r\n\tcolor: #000000 !important;\r\n\tpadding: 15px 18px 15px 18px !important;\r\n\ttext-decoration: none !important;\r\n\tfont-size: 14px !important;\r\n\ttext-align:center !important;\r\n\tfont-family: Open Sans !important;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a:focus {\r\noutline: 0px !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a:before {\r\n\tdisplay:none !important;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a:after {\r\n\tdisplay:none !important ;\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li{\r\npadding:0px !important ;\r\nmargin:0px;\r\n}\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a:hover , #tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a:focus {\r\n    color: #000000 !important;\r\n    background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;\r\n\tborder: 1px solid #d5d5d5 !important;\r\n\t\r\n}\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li > a .fa{\r\n\r\nmargin-right:5px !important;\r\n\r\nmargin-left:5px !important;\r\n\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs a{\r\n\t\t\tbackground-image: none;\r\n\t\t\tbackground-position: 0 0;\r\n\t\t\tbackground-repeat: repeat-x;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li {\r\n    float: left;\r\n    margin-bottom: -1px !important;\r\n\tmargin-right:0px !important; \r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n#tab_container_8723 .tab-content{\r\noverflow:hidden !important;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (min-width: 769px) {\r\n\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li{\r\n\t\tfloat:left !important ;\r\n\t\t\t\tmargin-right:-1px !important;\r\n\t\t\t\t\t}\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs{\r\n\t\tfloat:none !important;\r\n\t\tmargin:0px !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li {\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t}\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav{\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li {\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t}\r\n\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav{\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n}\r\n\r\n\r\n\t.wpsm_nav-tabs li:before{\r\n\t\tdisplay:none !important;\r\n\t}\r\n\r\n\t@media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t.wpsm_nav-tabs{\r\n\t\t\tmargin-left:0px !important;\r\n\t\t\tmargin-right:0px !important; \r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\t#tab_container_8723 .wpsm_nav-tabs > li{\r\n\t\t\tfloat:none !important;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t}\t\t\t\t<\/style>\r\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"tab_container_8723\" >\r\n\t \r\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpsm_nav wpsm_nav-tabs\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"myTab_8723\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li role=\"presentation\"  class=\"active\"  onclick=\"do_resize()\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#tabs_desc_8723_1\" aria-controls=\"tabs_desc_8723_1\" role=\"tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-code\"><\/i> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Python<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/ul>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- Tab panes -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t  <div class=\"tab-content\" id=\"tab-content_8723\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane  in active \" id=\"tabs_desc_8723_1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:enlighter\/codeblock {\"language\":\"Python\"} -->\r\n<pre class=\"EnlighterJSRAW\" data-enlighter-language=\"Python\" data-enlighter-theme=\"\" data-enlighter-highlight=\"\" data-enlighter-linenumbers=\"\" data-enlighter-lineoffset=\"\" data-enlighter-title=\"\" data-enlighter-group=\"\">\r\n\r\nclass PriorityQueue(object):\r\n\tdef __init__(self):\r\n\t\tself.queue = []\r\n\r\n\tdef __str__(self):\r\n\t\treturn ' '.join([str(i) for i in self.queue])\r\n\r\n\tdef isEmpty(self):\r\n\t\treturn len(self.queue) == 0\r\n\r\n\tdef insert(self, data):\r\n\t\tself.queue.append(data)\r\n\r\n\tdef delete(self):\r\n\t\ttry:\r\n\t\t\tmax_val = 0\r\n\t\t\tfor i in range(len(self.queue)):\r\n\t\t\t\tif self.queue[i] > self.queue[max_val]:\r\n\t\t\t\t\tmax_val = i\r\n\t\t\titem = self.queue[max_val]\r\n\t\t\tdel self.queue[max_val]\r\n\t\t\treturn item\r\n\t\texcept IndexError:\r\n\t\t\tprint()\r\n\t\t\texit()\r\n\r\nif __name__ == '__main__':\r\n\tmyQueue = PriorityQueue()\r\n\tmyQueue.insert(1)\r\n\tmyQueue.insert(2)\r\n\tmyQueue.insert(14)\r\n\tmyQueue.insert(7)\r\n\tprint(myQueue)\t\t\r\n\twhile not myQueue.isEmpty():\r\n\t\tprint(myQueue.delete())\r\n<\/pre>\r\n<!-- \/wp:enlighter\/codeblock -->\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t \r\n\t\t\t\t <\/div>\r\n <script>\r\n\t\tjQuery(function () {\r\n\t\t\tjQuery('#myTab_8723 a:first').tab('show')\r\n\t\t});\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\tjQuery(function(){\r\n\t\t\tvar b=\"fadeIn\";\r\n\t\t\tvar c;\r\n\t\t\tvar a;\r\n\t\t\td(jQuery(\"#myTab_8723 a\"),jQuery(\"#tab-content_8723\"));function d(e,f,g){\r\n\t\t\t\te.click(function(i){\r\n\t\t\t\t\ti.preventDefault();\r\n\t\t\t\t\tjQuery(this).tab(\"show\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\tvar h=jQuery(this).data(\"easein\");\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif(c){c.removeClass(a);}\r\n\t\t\t\t\tif(h){f.find(\"div.active\").addClass(\"animated \"+h);a=h;}\r\n\t\t\t\t\telse{if(g){f.find(\"div.active\").addClass(\"animated \"+g);a=g;}else{f.find(\"div.active\").addClass(\"animated \"+b);a=b;}}c=f.find(\"div.active\");\r\n\t\t\t\t});\r\n\t\t\t}\r\n\t\t});\r\n\t\t\r\n\r\n\t\tfunction do_resize(){\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar width=jQuery( '.tab-content .tab-pane iframe' ).width();\r\n\t\t\tvar height=jQuery( '.tab-content .tab-pane iframe' ).height();\r\n\r\n\t\t\tvar toggleSize = true;\r\n\t\t\tjQuery('iframe').animate({\r\n\t\t\t    width: toggleSize ? width : 640,\r\n\t\t\t    height: toggleSize ? height : 360\r\n\t\t\t  }, 250);\r\n\r\n\t\t\t  toggleSize = !toggleSize;\r\n\t\t}\r\n\r\n\r\n\t<\/script>\r\n\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\n<p>This article tried to discuss <strong>Implementation of Priority Queue in Python<\/strong>. Hope this blog helps you understand the concept. To practice more problems feel free to check <a href=\"#\"><\/a> at  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prepbytes.com\/\"> Prepbytes.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Priority Queue Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. For example, in any airline, baggage under the \u201cFirst-Class\u201d or \u201cBusiness\u201d arrives before other baggage. A priority Queue is a type of queue that follows the given below properties: An item with higher priority will be dequeued [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":52,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128],"tags":[186,149],"class_list":["post-8722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-queues","tag-python","tag-queue"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we&#039;ll learn how to implement priority queue in python.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we&#039;ll learn how to implement priority queue in python.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PrepBytes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prepbytes0211\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Prepbytes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Prepbytes\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Prepbytes\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/3f7dc4ae851791d5947a7f99df363d5e\"},\"headline\":\"Priority Queue in Python\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\"},\"wordCount\":288,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"python\",\"queue\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Queues\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\",\"name\":\"Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00\",\"description\":\"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to implement priority queue in python.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Queues\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/category\/queues\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Priority Queue in Python\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/\",\"name\":\"PrepBytes Blog\",\"description\":\"ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO CODING\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Prepbytes\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog.prepbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uzxxllgloialmn9mhwfe.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog.prepbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uzxxllgloialmn9mhwfe.webp\",\"width\":160,\"height\":160,\"caption\":\"Prepbytes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prepbytes0211\/\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/prepbytes\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/prepbytes\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0xGnHDrjUM1pDEK2Ka5imA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/3f7dc4ae851791d5947a7f99df363d5e\",\"name\":\"Prepbytes\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/232042cd1a1ea0e982c96d2a2ec93fb70a8e864e00784491231e7bfe5a9e06b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/232042cd1a1ea0e982c96d2a2ec93fb70a8e864e00784491231e7bfe5a9e06b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Prepbytes\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/author\/gourav-jaincollegedekho-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes","description":"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to implement priority queue in python.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes","og_description":"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to implement priority queue in python.","og_url":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/","og_site_name":"PrepBytes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prepbytes0211\/","article_published_time":"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Prepbytes","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Prepbytes","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/"},"author":{"name":"Prepbytes","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/3f7dc4ae851791d5947a7f99df363d5e"},"headline":"Priority Queue in Python","datePublished":"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/"},"wordCount":288,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg","keywords":["python","queue"],"articleSection":["Queues"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/","url":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/","name":"Priority Queue in Python | Queue | Prepbytes","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg","datePublished":"2022-06-24T10:33:15+00:00","dateModified":"2022-12-14T09:50:30+00:00","description":"Priority queues are abstract data structures where each element in the queue has a priority value. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to implement priority queue in python.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/prepbytes-misc-images.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com\/assets\/1656064792095-Article%20%281%29.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/priority-queue-in-python\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Queues","item":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/category\/queues\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Priority Queue in Python"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#website","url":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/","name":"PrepBytes Blog","description":"ONE-STOP RESOURCE FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO CODING","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#organization","name":"Prepbytes","url":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog.prepbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uzxxllgloialmn9mhwfe.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog.prepbytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/uzxxllgloialmn9mhwfe.webp","width":160,"height":160,"caption":"Prepbytes"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/prepbytes0211\/","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/prepbytes\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/prepbytes\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC0xGnHDrjUM1pDEK2Ka5imA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/3f7dc4ae851791d5947a7f99df363d5e","name":"Prepbytes","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/43.205.93.38\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/232042cd1a1ea0e982c96d2a2ec93fb70a8e864e00784491231e7bfe5a9e06b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/232042cd1a1ea0e982c96d2a2ec93fb70a8e864e00784491231e7bfe5a9e06b5?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Prepbytes"},"url":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/author\/gourav-jaincollegedekho-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/52"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8722"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8722\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8835,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8722\/revisions\/8835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prepbytes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}