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expand_more Python's set.symmetric_difference(~)
method returns a new set with elements that are contained in either the specified set or sets specified in others
but not both.
Parameters
1. others
| set(s)
The other sets to compare elements of the specified set with.
Return value
A new set with elements that are contained in either the specified set or sets specified in others
but not both.
Examples
Basic usage
To check elements contained in either set a
or set b
but not both:
a = {'dog', 'cat'}b = {'sheep', 'dog'}
a.symmetric_difference(b)
{'cat', 'sheep'}
A set containing 'cat'
and 'sheep'
are returned as they are only present in either set a
or b
and not both.
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Official Python Documentation
https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#frozenset.symmetric_difference
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