Re: [Idle-dev] problem with set(...) in tutor

[John Zelle]

Sets are also available as a moddule in python 2.3. This code would work 
if you first import:

from sets import Set as set

Douglas S. Blank wrote:
Logan,
I believe you need Python 2.4 which added the "set" function.
-Doug
Przemyslaw Kisicki wrote:
I use:
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Python 2.3.4 (#2, Aug 19 2004, 15:49:40) [GCC 3.4.1 (Mandrakelinux (Alpha
3.4.1-3mdk)] on linux2 ... IDLE 1.0.3
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I was trying to write:
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basket=['apple','orange','apple','pear','orange','banana']
fruits=set(basket)

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and I get:
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Traceback (most recent call last): File "<pyshell#322>", line 1, in
-toplevel- fruits=set(basket) NameError: name 'set' is not defined
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What's wrong? How to use sets?
Logan
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