Aug 2, 2010 · 20 This question is the first one that shows up on Google when one looks up "Python how to add elements to set", so it's worth noting explicitly that, if you want to add a whole string to a set, it …

@CKM, exactly, do we need to order the sets in setlist beforehand by size or does the function do this for us? This would be contradicted by the statement "apply intersection of the first set with the rest of …

Sep 10, 2012 · Is the only difference between sets and lists in Python the fact that you can use the union, intersect, difference, symmetric difference functions to compare two sets? Why can't these …

Apr 15, 2015 · Sets are unordered sequences of unique values. a | b, or a.union(b), is the union of the two sets — i.e., a new set with all values found in either set. This is a class of operations called "set …

In Python, which data structure is more efficient/speedy? Assuming that order is not important to me and I would be checking for duplicates anyway, is a Python set slower than a Python list?

Side note, seeing as Python defines this as an xor operation and the method name has "xor" in it, I would consider it a poor design choice to make that method do something not related to xor like …

I'm learning python, and I have a novice question about initializing sets. Through testing, I've discovered that a set can be initialized like so: my_set = {'foo', 'bar', 'baz'} Are there any

Jan 7, 2013 · 14 Python sets are classified into two types. Mutable and immutable. A set created with 'set' is mutable while the one created with 'frozenset' is immutable.

Mar 4, 2015 · 102 What is the difference between add and update operations in python if i just want to add a single value to the set.

Jul 2, 2013 · Assume that S and T are assigned sets. Without using the join operator |, how can I find the union of the two sets? This, for example, finds the intersection: S = {1 ...