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Python - Set

The document discusses the frozenset data type in Python, which is an immutable version of a set. It explains how to create frozensets using the frozenset() function and highlights their methods and use cases, particularly in situations requiring immutability. Additionally, it clarifies that while frozensets cannot be modified, they can be involved in augmented assignments that reassign the variable to a new object.

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Python - Set

The document discusses the frozenset data type in Python, which is an immutable version of a set. It explains how to create frozensets using the frozenset() function and highlights their methods and use cases, particularly in situations requiring immutability. Additionally, it clarifies that while frozensets cannot be modified, they can be involved in augmented assignments that reassign the variable to a new object.

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Python - Set

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Frozen set
Frozenset is a built-in type in python that has the
characteristics of a set, but its elements cannot be
changed once assigned. While tuples are immutable lists,
frozensets are immutable sets.

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Frozensets can be created using the frozenset()


function.The frozenset() function returns an
immutable frozenset object initialized with
elements from the given iterable
The frozenset() function takes a single parameter:
frozenset([iterable])

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# initializing A and B using frozenset function
A = frozenset([1, 2, 3, 4])
B = frozenset([3, 4, 5, 6])

This data type supports methods like copy(), difference(), intersection(), isdisjoint(),
issubset(), issuperset(), symmetric_difference() and union().Being immutable, it does
not have methods that add remove or modify any elements.
Since a frozenset is immutable, you might think it can’t be the target of an augmented assignment
operator. But that's not totally true it can still perform some augmented assignments like:

a = frozenset([1, 2, 3, 4])
b = frozenset([3, 4, 5, 6])
a &= b
print(a)
>>>frozenset({3, 4})

Even though Python does not perform augmented assignments on frozensets in place. The statement a
&= b is effectively equivalent to a = a & b so because of this python isn’t modifying the original a. It is
just reassigning a to a new object, and the object a originally referenced is gone.
You can verify this with the id() function
Frozensets are useful in situations where you want to use a set, but you need an immutable object.

1) For example, you can’t define a set whose elements are also sets but If you really feel compelled to
define a set of sets you can do after converting the elements into a frozensets, because they are
immutable.

2) Likewise, in dictionaries we know a dictionary key must be immutable. You can’t use the built-in set
type as a dictionary key but if you find yourself needing to use sets as dictionary keys, you can use it
through frozensets:
>>>

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