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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...
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The Real Command to Wrap Text in Linux

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Here is a command to wrap text in Linux. The wrapping means it prints it in fixed-width column. More importantly, it will not consider spaces between words. The command you need is FOLD.   Fold command in Linux Below, you will find two examples on usage of the FOLD command. These are helpful for your project where you need to write a shell script. Example-1 The following command displays a set of lines with ten characters in each line: x="aa bb cc d e f g h i j kk ll mm nn"  echo $x | fold -10 The output of the preceding code snippet is here: aa bb cc d e f g h i j kk ll m m nn ✏Related: How to Write Recursive Shell Script in Bash Terminal Example-2 As another example, consider the following code snippet: x="The quick brown fox jumps over the fat lazy dog. "  echo $x | fold -10 The output of the preceding code snippet is here: The quick brown fox jumps over the fat l azy dog. ✏References: List of complete ls commands in Linux Keep reading How to Work with Linux
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