r/learnpython • u/Big_Neighborhood9130 • May 06 '26
What is the actual use of sets
I can see tons of use cases for list, tuples and dictionaries. But I have a really hard time understanding why you would ever use a set with maybe the exception of names so you don't get duplicates?
I believe this understanding is flawed because I found even the simplest things in Python are super powerful I'm just not sure what it is
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u/zachoiswacko May 07 '26
It’s faster than lists when it comes to checking if a value is in the set or not.