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Date Structures and Algorithms?
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for self-study without the academic context, i'd lean toward "A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms" by Jay Wengrow over CLRS. it's a lot more approachable and uses multiple languages including Python.
CLRS is the canonical reference but it's dense enough that it can stall beginners. the Wengrow book gets you actually implementing things quickly.
if you're specifically targeting Rust, the rust book has decent coverage of ownership-related patterns that affect which data structures make sense to use there vs other languages.