Knowledge Card - Dictionaries and Sets
Dictionaries and Sets
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Dictionaries: Key-value pairs for storing data.
- Example:
student_grades = {'Alice': 90, 'Bob': 85}
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- Example:
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Sets: Unordered collections of unique elements.
- Example:
unique_numbers = {1, 2, 3}
ensures no duplicates.
- Example:
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Advantages:
- Dictionaries provide fast lookups using keys.
- Sets simplify operations like union, intersection, and difference.
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Use Cases:
- Dictionaries: Storing student grades, configuration settings.
- Sets: Removing duplicates, checking membership.