Python Sets - Don't Make Me Repeat Myself!

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You can also perform loops on Sets. Just keep in mind that Sets have no specific order.

usr/local/bin/python

bigword = Set ("acetylsalicyclic")

for n in bigword:

print n,

This will print out every letter in the word acetylsalicyclic. Again since there is no order in Sets, it will print the letters out randomly:

  a t y e c l a s i l c c t y i c

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· I am curious, Why didn't the author use the Python shell for the tutorials?-...    · Thanks for dropping by to read my article. In this issue we discuss Sets in Python;...    · The tutorial didn't work for me.I got a message saying that "Set" was not...    · I tested it on my end and it worked. Let me look into it a little more and get back...    · Thanks James,Here is a bit more information for you. Hope it is useful.The error...    · The reason it doesn't work is because the name of the function to create a set is...   >>> Post your comment now!