Set Methods in Python
Set Methods in Python
Set methods in Python are used to manipulate sets and find information that relates to it. There are a number of methods of set class and functions that act on a set object. Some of those methods and functions are mentioned below in the form of a table.
| Methods and Functions | Description |
| add() | It is a method and is used to add the specified element in the set object. |
| clear() | It is a method and is used to delete all the elements of the set object. It makes the set empty. |
| copy() | It is a method and returns copy of the set object that calls it. |
| difference() | It is a method and returns all elements of the given set that are not present in the specified sets or iterables. |
| difference_update() | It is a method and is used to delete all the elements from the given set that are present in the specified sets or iterables. |
| discard() | It is a method and is used to discard or delete the specified element from the set object. |
| intersection() | It is a method and returns elements that are common in two or more specified set objects. |
| intersection_update() | It is a method and is used to delete all the elements from the given set if they are not present in all the specified sets or iterables. |
| isdisjoint() | It is a method and returns True if two sets have any common element, if not, returns False. |
| issubset() | It is a method and returns True if all the elements of the given set are present in the specified set, if not, returns False. |
| issuperset() | It is a method and returns True if all the elements of the specified set are present in the given set, if not, returns False. |
| pop() | It is a method and is used to delete a random element from the given set object. |
| remove() | It is a method and is used to delete the specified set from the given set object. |
| symmetric_difference() | It is a method and returns a set with symmetric differences of two sets. |
| symmetric_difference_update() | It is a method and is used to insert the symmetric differences from the given set with another. |
| union() | It is a method and returns set containing the union of sets. |
| update() | It is a method and updates the set with the union of this set and others. |
| len() | It is a function and is used to return number of elements the specified set object consists of. |
| set() | It is a function/constructor to create a set object with iterables like list, tuple, string, set, dictionary, etc. |
