Sets in Python

James Uejio 15 Lessons 47m
basics python

In this course, you’ll learn about sets. They’re a useful data structure that allows you to do some complex operations more easily. They come up everywhere in the real world and are important to understand.

By the end of this course, you’ll know:

What a set is
How to define a set in Python
How to operate on a set
How to modify a set
When to use sets
Why sets are a good choice for checking membership

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Sets in Python

15 Lessons 47m

1. Sets in Python (Overview) (01:16)

2. What Is a Set? (00:58)

3. Immutable vs. Hashable (03:14)

4. Defining a Set in Python (02:11)

5. Length, Membership, and Iteration (03:07)

6. Union, Intersection, and Difference (06:49)

7. Disjoint, Subset, and Superset (05:37)

8. Add, Remove, Discard, Pop, and Clear (02:44)

9. Different Update Methods (05:56)

10. Augmented Assignment (Sets) (01:32)

11. Frozen Sets (02:49)

12. Augmented Assignment (Frozen Sets) (01:28)

13. Why Sets? (00:55)

14. Set Speed Test (05:54)

15. Sets in Python (Summary) (03:11)

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About James Uejio

James is an avid Pythonista and creates video tutorials for Real Python. He is a web developer at Wish and also produces lo-fi hip hop and plays jazz guitar.

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