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Python Set Operations and Functions

The document outlines various Python set operations including union, intersection, difference, and symmetric difference, providing examples for each. It also describes built-in set functions such as add(), discard(), remove(), and clear(), with accompanying examples. These operations and functions are essential for manipulating sets in Python.

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Python Set Operations and Functions

The document outlines various Python set operations including union, intersection, difference, and symmetric difference, providing examples for each. It also describes built-in set functions such as add(), discard(), remove(), and clear(), with accompanying examples. These operations and functions are essential for manipulating sets in Python.

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Python Set Operations and Built-in Functions

1. Set Union: The union of two sets is the set of all the elements of both the sets without duplicates.

Example:

>>> first_set = {1, 2, 3}

>>> second_set = {3, 4, 5}

>>> first_set.union(second_set)

{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

2. Set Intersection: The intersection of two sets is the set of all the common elements of both the

sets.

Example:

>>> first_set = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

>>> second_set = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

>>> first_set.intersection(second_set)

{4, 5, 6}

3. Set Difference: The difference between two sets is the set of all the elements in first set that are

not present in the second set.

Example:

>>> first_set = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

>>> second_set = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

>>> first_set.difference(second_set)

{1, 2, 3}

>>> second_set - first_set

{8, 9, 7}
4. Set Symmetric Difference: The symmetric difference between two sets is the set of all the

elements that are either in the first set or the second set but not in both.

Example:

>>> first_set = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}

>>> second_set = {4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9}

>>> first_set.symmetric_difference(second_set)

{1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9}

1. add(): Adds an element to the set. If the element already exists, does nothing.

Example:

>>> s = {'g', 'e', 'k', 's'}

>>> s.add('f')

>>> print(s)

{'g', 'e', 'k', 's', 'f'}

2. discard(): Removes an element from the set. If it does not exist, does nothing.

Example:

>>> s = {'g', 'e', 'k', 's'}

>>> s.discard('g')

>>> print(s)

{'e', 'k', 's'}

3. remove(): Removes a specific element from the set. Raises an error if the element is not found.

Example:

>>> s = {'g', 'e', 'k', 's'}

>>> s.remove('e')

>>> print(s)
{'g', 'k', 's'}

4. clear(): Removes all elements from the set.

Example:

>>> s = {'g', 'e', 'k', 's'}

>>> s.clear()

>>> print(s)

set()

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