Knowledge Card - Dictionaries and Sets

Dictionaries and Sets

  1. Dictionaries: Key-value pairs for storing data.

    • Example: student_grades = {'Alice': 90, 'Bob': 85}.
  2. Sets: Unordered collections of unique elements.

    • Example: unique_numbers = {1, 2, 3} ensures no duplicates.
  3. Advantages:

    • Dictionaries provide fast lookups using keys.
    • Sets simplify operations like union, intersection, and difference.
  4. Use Cases:

    • Dictionaries: Storing student grades, configuration settings.
    • Sets: Removing duplicates, checking membership.