general_tree_structure.py

class Node:
    def __init__(self, value=None, children=[]):
        self.value = value
        self.children = children

    def getValue(self):
        return self.value

    def setValue(self, new_value):
        self.value = new_value

    def getNumChildren(self):
        return len(self.children)

    def getChild(self, index):
        return self.children[index]


root = Node(5, [Node(2), Node(6)])
print(root.getValue())  # 5
print(root.getNumChildren())  # 2
print(root.getChild(1))  # <Node object at 0x7f856fe764e0>