YouTipRef Set Symmetric_Difference
# Python3.x Python Set symmetric_difference() Method
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The symmetric_difference() method can be used to find the symmetric difference between two sets.
The symmetric_difference() method returns a set of unique elements from both sets, meaning it removes elements that exist in both sets.
## Syntax
The syntax for the symmetric_difference() method is:
set.symmetric_difference(set)
## Parameters
* set -- a set
## Return Value
Returns a new set.
## Example
Returns a new set composed of the two sets, but removes duplicate elements from both sets:
## Example 1
x = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"} y = {"google", "tutorial", "apple"} z = x.symmetric_difference(y)print(z)
The output result is:
{'google', 'cherry', 'banana', 'tutorial'}
You can also use the ^ operator to achieve the same effect:
## Example
set1 ={1,2,3,4}
set2 ={3,4,5,6}
result = set1 ^ set2
print(result)# Output: {1, 2, 5, 6}
The output result is:
{1, 2, 5, 6}
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