Python sets are a data type that represent a collection of unique and unordered elements. They are useful for performing mathematical operations such as union, intersection, difference, and symmetric difference on sets, as well as removing duplicates from a sequence. Sets are also mutable, meaning they can be modified after creation, but they can only contain immutable elements, such as strings, numbers, or tuples.
et theory is a branch of mathematics that studies the properties and relations of sets. It is often used as a foundation for other fields of mathematics, logic, and computer science. Set theory deals with concepts such as membership, inclusion, cardinality, subsets, power sets, and operations on sets.
To create a set in Python, you can use the built-in `set()` function or the curly braces `{}` syntax. For example:
“`python
# Using set() function
s1 = set([1, 2, 3, 4, 5])
s2 = set(“hello”)
# Using {} syntax
s3 = {6, 7, 8, 9, 10}
s4 = {“world”}
“`
Note that passing a string to the `set()` function will create a set of its characters, while using the `{}` syntax will create a set of the whole string. Also note that any duplicate elements will be removed from the set, as sets can only contain unique elements.
To add or remove elements from a set, you can use the methods `add()`, `remove()`, `