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 Deque
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+* **A thread-safe list with efficient appends and pops from either side.**
 * **Short for “double-ended queue” and pronounced “deck”.**
-* **It is a thread-safe list with efficient appends and pops from either side.**
 
 ```python
 from collections import deque