I am starting to learn about the hash table data structure in C, and I've noticed (if I understand the concept correctly) that hash tables are awfully similar to python dictionaries. If I am incorrect and they are two completely different things, could someone explain to me what a hash table is without getting too technical? Thanks.
There is not really any difference between them. That's why python's dicts don't support duplicates. That is also why python has the function hash which python's dictionaries use by default.