Introduction to Python Programming and Data Structures, 3rd Edition by Pearson

CHAPTER 14

Tuples, Sets, and Dictionaries

 

Objectives

• To create tuples (§14.2).
• To use tuples as fixed lists to prevent elements from being added, deleted, or replaced (§14.2).
• To apply common sequence operations for tuples (§14.2).
• To create sets (§14.3.1).
• To add and remove elements in a set using the add and remove methods (§14.3.2).
• To use the len, min, max, and sum functions for a set of elements (§14.3.2).
• To use the in or not in operator to determine whether an element is in a set (§14.3.2).
• To traverse the elements in a set using a for loop (§14.3.2).
• To test whether a set is a subset or a superset of another set using the issubset or issuperset method (§14.3.3).
• To test whether two sets have the same contents using the == operator ...