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Set Is Python

A set in Python is an unordered collection of unique elements that can be created using curly braces or the set() constructor. Sets are mutable, allowing for the addition and removal of elements, and support various operations such as union, intersection, and difference. Membership testing and iteration through sets are also straightforward, making sets a versatile data structure for managing unique items.

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Set Is Python

A set in Python is an unordered collection of unique elements that can be created using curly braces or the set() constructor. Sets are mutable, allowing for the addition and removal of elements, and support various operations such as union, intersection, and difference. Membership testing and iteration through sets are also straightforward, making sets a versatile data structure for managing unique items.

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Set is Python

• A set is an unordered collection of unique elements.

• Sets are used to store multiple items in a single variable, but only unique values
are stored.

• Sets are mutable, meaning you can add or remove elements after the set is
created.

Creating a Set

A set is created by placing elements inside curly braces {} or by using the set()
constructor.

1. Set1 = {1, 2, 3, 4}

2. empty_set = set() # To create an empty set, since {} creates an empty dictionary

3. Creating a set from a list (to remove duplicates)

list_with_duplicates = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4]

set2 = set(list_with_duplicates) #will remove duplicates

Adding Elements to a Set: Use the add() method to add a single element to the set.

Set1 = {1, 2, 3}

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print(Set1) # Output: {1, 2, 3, 4}

Removing Elements from a Set

• Use the remove() or discard() methods to remove an element from a set.

• remove() raises an error if the element is not found, while discard() does not.

Set1 = {1, 2, 3, 4}

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[Link](5) # Does nothing, since 5 is not in the set (no error raised)

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print(Set1)
Common Set Operations

• Union (|): Combines two sets and returns a new set with all unique elements
from both sets.

• Intersection (&): Returns a new set with elements common to both sets.

• DiFerence (-): Returns a new set with elements that are in the first set but not in
the second.

• Symmetric DiFerence (^): Returns a new set with elements that are in either of
the sets, but not in both.

set1 = {1, 2, 3}

set2 = {3, 4, 5}

# Union

print(set1 | set2) # Output: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

# Intersection

print(set1 & set2) # Output: {3}

# DiWerence

print(set1 - set2) # Output: {1, 2}

# Symmetric DiWerence

print(set1 ^ set2) # Output: {1, 2, 4, 5}

Membership Testing

Set1 = {1, 2, 3}

print(2 in Set1) # True

print(4 in Set1) # False

Iterating Through a Set

my_set = {1, 2, 3}

for item in my_set:

print(item)

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