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expand_more Python's set.difference(~)
method returns a new set with elements that are contained in the particular specified set, but not in other sets.
Parameters
1. others
| set(s)
The other sets.
Return value
A new set with elements that are contained in the particular specified set, but not in other sets.
Examples
Basic usage
To return elements contained in set a
, but not contained in sets b
or c
:
a = {'dog', 'cat'}b = {'sheep', 'dog'}c ={'mouse', 'tiger'}
a.difference(b, c)
{'cat'}
The returned set contains 'cat'
as it is part of set a
, but not part of sets b
or c
.
Published by Arthur Yanagisawa
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Official Python Documentation
https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#frozenset.difference