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Python Exercise: Find the elements in a given set that are not in another set

Python sets: Exercise-19 with Solution

Write a Python program to find the elements in a given set that are not in another set.

Sample Solution:-

Python Code:

sn1 = {1,2,3,4,5}
sn2 = {4,5,6,7,8}
print("Original sets:")
print(sn1)
print(sn2)
print("Difference of sn1 and sn2 using difference():")
print(sn1.difference(sn2))
print("Difference of sn2 and sn1 using difference():")
print(sn2.difference(sn1))
print("Difference of sn1 and sn2 using - operator:")
print(sn1-sn2)
print("Difference of sn2 and sn1 using - operator:")
print(sn2-sn1)

Sample Output: 

Original sets:
{1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
{4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
Difference of sn1 and sn2 using difference():
{1, 2, 3}
Difference of sn2 and sn1 using difference():
{8, 6, 7}
Difference of sn1 and sn2 using - operator:
{1, 2, 3}
Difference of sn2 and sn1 using - operator:
{8, 6, 7}

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Python: Tips of the Day

Returns True if there are duplicate values in a flat list, False otherwise

Example:

def tips_duplicates(lst):
  return len(lst) != len(set(lst))

x = [2, 4, 6, 8, 4, 2]
y = [1, 3, 5, 7, 9]
print(tips_duplicates(x))
print(tips_duplicates(y))

Output:

True
False