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Set

Python · Level 2 of 5

Set

A collection of distinct elements with membership-oriented operations.

Python sets are unordered and require hashable elements.

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Duplicate labels are removed from a collection.

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Set. A collection of distinct elements with membership-oriented operations. Python sets are unordered and require hashable elements. For example: Duplicate labels are removed from a collection.

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