I’m working on a project where I need to use a priority queue, but the priority isn’t simply based on the smallest or largest element. I need to implement a custom comparator to define the priority based on a specific condition, such as a combination of multiple factors (e.g., age, score, and timestamp).

I’ve considered using the heapq module in Python, but it seems to only support a min-heap with simple comparisons. Is there a way to efficiently implement a priority queue with custom priority logic in Python? Should I subclass an existing data structure, or is there a better approach?

Any advice on the best practices for implementing this would be greatly appreciated. Code examples would also be very helpful!

I tried using heapq in Python as mentioned before. Yet it did not support me as i expected. Can i get more information and details about this from various perspectives please?