ExamAdept

What is the purpose of the set.discard(element) method?

A:

Removes the specified element from the set.

B:

Removes the last element from the set.

C:

Removes all occurrences of the specified element.

D:

Raises a TypeError since sets are immutable.

Answer: A

The discard() method removes the specified element from the set, if present.

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What is the result of the expression set('python').intersection(set('java'))?

A:

set()

B:

{'a'}

C:

{'p'}

D:

{'j', 'a', 'v'}

Answer: A

The intersection() method finds common elements, and in this case, there are none.

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How do you find the difference between two sets?

A:

set.difference(other_set)

B:

set.subtract(other_set)

C:

set.diff(other_set)

D:

set.diffother_set

Answer: A

The difference() method is used to find the difference between two sets.

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What does the frozenset() function do?

A:

Creates an immutable set.

B:

Creates an empty set.

C:

Converts a set to a list.

D:

Creates a frozen set with specified elements.

Answer: A

The frozenset() function is used to create an immutable set in Python.

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What is the purpose of the set.symmetric_difference(other_set) method?

A:

Returns the common elements between two sets.

B:

Returns the union of two sets.

C:

Returns the difference between two sets.

D:

Returns the symmetric difference between two sets.

Answer: D

The symmetric_difference() method returns the elements that are unique to each set.

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Questions for: Sets