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Removing Duplicates with set()
A set is an unordered collection of unique elements. Converting a list to a set is the easiest way to remove all duplicate values from that list.
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numbers = [1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4]unique_numbers = set(numbers)print(unique_numbers)
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unique_numbers = set(numbers)
Creates a new set object containing only the unique values from the list.
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print(unique_numbers)
Displays the collection without the repeated numbers.