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Python Set

Python sets are unordered collections defined with curly brackets, and items cannot be accessed by index. You can add items using the add() and update() methods, check for presence with the 'in' keyword, and remove items using remove(), discard(), or pop() methods. The len() method can be used to determine the number of items in a set, and the clear() method empties the set while the del keyword deletes it completely.

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Python Set

Python sets are unordered collections defined with curly brackets, and items cannot be accessed by index. You can add items using the add() and update() methods, check for presence with the 'in' keyword, and remove items using remove(), discard(), or pop() methods. The len() method can be used to determine the number of items in a set, and the clear() method empties the set while the del keyword deletes it completely.

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Python Sets

Set
A set is a collection which is unordered and unindexed. In Python sets are
written with curly brackets.

Example
Create a Set:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}


print(thisset)

Access Items
You cannot access items in a set by referring to an index, since sets are
unordered the items has no index.

But you can loop through the set items using a for loop, or ask if a specified
value is present in a set, by using thein keyword.

Example
Loop through the set, and print the values:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

for x in thisset:
print(x)

Example
Check if "banana" is present in the set:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

print("banana" in thisset)
Change Items
Once a set is created, you cannot change its items, but you can add new items.

Add Items
To add one item to a set use the add() method.

To add more than one item to a set use the update() method.

Example
Add an item to a set, using the add() method:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

thisset.add("orange")

print(thisset)

Example
Add multiple items to a set, using the update() method:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

thisset.update(["orange", "mango", "grapes"])

print(thisset)

Get the Length of a Set


To determine how many items a set has, use the len() method.
Example
Get the number of items in a set:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

print(len(thisset))

Remove Item
To remove an item in a set, use the remove(), or the discard() method.

Example
Remove "banana" by using the remove() method:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

thisset.remove("banana")

print(thisset)

Example
Remove "banana" by using the discard() method:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

thisset.discard("banana")

print(thisset)

You can also use the pop(), method to remove an item, but this method will
remove the last item. Remember that sets are unordered, so you will not know
what item that gets removed.

The return value of the pop() method is the removed item.


Example
Remove the last item by using the pop() method:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

x = thisset.pop()

print(x)

print(thisset)

Example
The clear() method empties the set:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

thisset.clear()

print(thisset)

Example
The del keyword will delete the set completely:

thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

del thisset

print(thisset)

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