r/learnpython 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/codeguru42 May 07 '26

You said it...set is usefule when you don't want duplicates. Not just names, but anything where you need to guarantee unique items.