set()
Published May 23, 2022
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The built-in set()
function returns a new set based on an optional iterable object such as a list
Syntax
set(iterable)
The iterable
parameter is optional. If nothing is passed, an empty set is created.
Example
my_set = set()print(my_set)print(type(my_set))my_set = set(["A", "B", "C"])print(my_set)
The following output will look like this:
set()<class 'set'>{'C', 'B', 'A'}
Codebyte Example
In the example below, the seven root notes of a musical scale are represented in a set:
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