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medsriha/graphs — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-07-17 · repo last pushed 2023-12-27

1PythonAudience · developerComplexity · 2/5DormantSetup · easy

tl;dr

A lightweight Python toolkit with custom, faster implementations of Dijkstra's shortest-path and PageRank algorithms for analyzing networks.

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    What it does
      Shortest path
      Node importance
      Custom Graph class
    Tech stack
      Python
    Use cases
      Route finding
      Ranking systems
      Large graph analysis
    Audience
      Students
      Engineers
      Developers
    Notable
      Faster than NetworkX
      No heavy deps

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Find the fastest route between two points in a network, like GPS or routing.

VIBE 2

Rank nodes in a network by importance using PageRank, similar to how Google ranks pages.

VIBE 3

Analyze large graphs faster than general-purpose libraries like NetworkX.

what's the stack?

Python

how it stacks up fr

medsriha/graphsa-bissell/unleash-liteabhiinnovates/whatsapp-hr-assistant
Stars111
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Last pushed2023-12-27
MaintenanceDormant
Setup difficultyeasyhardhard
Complexity2/54/53/5
Audiencedeveloperresearcherdeveloper

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 30min

in plain english

This repository contains custom implementations of two fundamental graph algorithms: Dijkstra's algorithm and PageRank. In plain terms, it's a toolkit for solving two common problems: finding the shortest route between two points in a network, and figuring out which nodes (or points) in that network are most important or central. Dijkstra's algorithm answers questions like "what's the fastest route from my starting point to any other point in this network?" It's useful whenever you need optimal paths, think GPS navigation, network routing, or finding the cheapest way to get from one place to another. PageRank, on the other hand, measures importance by analyzing the structure of connections. Originally used by Google to rank web pages, it works by assuming that nodes pointed to by many important nodes are themselves important, a recursive idea that surfaces the most central or influential points in a network. The project builds a custom Graph class (a data structure for representing networks) that implements both algorithms from scratch, rather than relying on an existing library. The README mentions that this custom implementation can be faster than NetworkX (a popular Python graphs library, especially for PageRank calculations. This would be useful for someone building a system that needs to analyze networks repeatedly or work with very large graphs where speed matters. The intended audience is likely students learning graph algorithms, engineers building recommendation or ranking systems, or developers who need graph analysis but want the performance benefits or simplicity of a lightweight, focused implementation rather than a heavy general-purpose library. The code is relatively simple since it's written in Python and includes working implementations of these classical algorithms.

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Show me how to build a Graph object with this repo and run Dijkstra's algorithm on it.
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Explain how this repo's PageRank implementation works step by step.
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Help me benchmark this repo's PageRank against NetworkX on my own graph data.
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Walk me through the custom Graph class so I can learn how graph algorithms work under the hood.

Frequently asked questions

what is graphs fr?

A lightweight Python toolkit with custom, faster implementations of Dijkstra's shortest-path and PageRank algorithms for analyzing networks.

What language is graphs written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python.

Is graphs actively maintained?

Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2023-12-27).

How hard is graphs to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is graphs for?

Mainly developer.

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