NetworkX Connected Components: When Isolated Nodes Inflate Your Counts
nx.connected_components is easy to call and easy to misread — singletons, one-shot generators, and the weakly-vs-strongly choice all change the number you report.
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nx.connected_components is easy to call and easy to misread — singletons, one-shot generators, and the weakly-vs-strongly choice all change the number you report.
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