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Python Set Operations Explained: From Theory to Real-Time Applications

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A  set  in Python is an unordered collection of unique elements. It is useful when storing distinct values and performing operations like union, intersection, or difference. Real-Time Example: Removing Duplicate Customer Emails in a Marketing Campaign Imagine you are working on an email marketing campaign for your company. You have a list of customer emails, but some are duplicated. Using a set , you can remove duplicates efficiently before sending emails. Code Example: # List of customer emails (some duplicates) customer_emails = [ "alice@example.com" , "bob@example.com" , "charlie@example.com" , "alice@example.com" , "david@example.com" , "bob@example.com" ] # Convert list to a set to remove duplicates unique_emails = set (customer_emails) # Convert back to a list (if needed) unique_email_list = list (unique_emails) # Print the unique emails print ( "Unique customer emails:" , unique_email_list) Ou...

Python placeholder '_' Perfect Way to Use it

What is placeholder in Python? The purpose of it is to mask the variable that you don't want to use in a function. In python, you can call the underscore ( _ ) operator placeholder. Below, you'll find how to use single and double placeholders in a function.


Python placeholder


What is placeholder in python

The purpose of placeholder in Python is to mask variables that you don't want to use in a function. So that your code will be readable. Moreover, in future, if you want to use those variables you can replace the placeholders with the names you want.

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You'll know in three steps how to use placeholder correctly.
  1. Creating a function
  2. Logic to use single placeholder
  3. Logic to use two placeholders

1. Creating a function.


def function_that_returns_multiple_values(x): 
      return x*2, x*3, x+1 
      for i in range(0,5): 
           square, cube, added_one = function_that_returns_multiple_values(i) 
           print(square, cube)

Here, in print, it returns two variables. I will show you how to mask the unused third variable [added_one] in the below example.

2. Logic to use single placeholder


def function_that_returns_multiple_values(x): 
      return x*2, x*3, x+1 
      for i in range(0,5): 
            square, cube, _ = function_that_returns_multiple_values(i) 
            print(square, cube)

3. Logic to use two placeholders

for i in range(0,5): 
     square, _, _ = function_that_returns_multiple_values(i)


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