Question

List out the set operations supported by python.

Answer 1

The python supports the set operations such as
Union, Intersection, Difference, and Symmetric difference.

Union:

• The union includes all elements from two or more sets.
• In python, the operator | (pipeline) is used to the union of two) sets.
• The function union() is also used to join two sets in python.

Intersection:

• Intersection includes the common elements in two sets.
• The operator & is used to intersect two sets in python.
• The function intersection() is also used to intersect two sets in python.

Difference:

• The difference includes all elements that are in the first set (say set A) but not in the second set (say set B).
• The minus (-) operator is used to difference set operation in python.
• The function difference() is also used to difference operation.

Symmetric difference:

• The symmetric difference includes all the elements that are in two sets (say sets A and B) but not the ones that are common to two sets.
• The caret (A) operator is used for the symmetric difference set operation in python.
• The function symmetric_difference() is also used to do the same operation.