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Sets Operations In Python
Sets Operations
| Operation Name | Symbol | Description |
|---|
| Union | | | Returns all elements from set 1 and set 2. |
| Intersection | & | Returns the common elements between set 1 and set 2 |
| Difference | - | Returns element of set 1 that does not exist in set 2 |
| Symmetric Difference | ^ | Returns all elements of set 1 and set 2 except the common element. |
Example
set1 = {1,2,3,4,5}
set2 = {5,6,7,8}
print("Union of Set 1 and Set 2 is:", set1|set2)
print("Intersection of Set 1 and Set 2 is:", set1&set2)
print("Difference between Set 1 and Set 2 is:", set1-set2)
print("Symmetric Difference between Set 1 and Set 2 is:", set1^set2)
Output