Python: Get all possible unique subsets from a set of distinct integers

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4. Get All Unique Subsets from a Set of Distinct Integers

Write a Python program to get all possible unique subsets from a set of distinct integers.

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

class py_solution:
    def sub_sets(self, sset):
        return self.subsetsRecur([], sorted(sset))
    
    def subsetsRecur(self, current, sset):
        if sset:
            return self.subsetsRecur(current, sset[1:]) + self.subsetsRecur(current + [sset[0]], sset[1:])
        return [current]

print(py_solution().sub_sets([4,5,6]))

Sample Output:

[[], [6], [5], [5, 6], [4], [4, 6], [4, 5], [4, 5, 6]] 

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