Using Sets in Python

James Uejio 16 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

What’s Included:

16 Lessons
Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
2 Downloadable Resources
Accompanying Text-Based Tutorial
Interactive Quiz to Check Your Progress
Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
Certificate of Completion

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Sets in Python

16 Lessons 47m

1. Sets in Python (Overview)01:16

2. What Is a Set?00:58

3. Immutable vs. Hashable03:14

4. Defining a Set in Python02:11

5. Length, Membership, and Iteration03:07

6. Union, Intersection, and Difference06:49

7. Disjoint, Subset, and Superset05:37

8. Add, Remove, Discard, Pop, and Clear02:44

9. Different Update Methods05:56

10. Augmented Assignment (Sets)01:32

11. Frozen Sets02:49

12. Augmented Assignment (Frozen Sets)01:28

13. Why Sets?00:55

14. Set Speed Test05:54

15. Sets in Python (Quiz)

16. 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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