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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...

UNIX Shell Scripting and Job Scheduling

Shell scripting and job scheduling are two major tasks for any UNIX developer. I am presenting here essential commands that need for any developer. Shell Scripts commands Shell script basics Variables in shell scripts Kornshell arithmetic  Commands for scripts Flow control, tests, and expressions Making Scripts Friendlier Functions Pipes and Shell Scripts Scripts with awk and/or sed Job Scheduling commands bg and at cron Read here