[Tutor] Why do sets use 6 times as much memory as lists?

[Bjorn Madsen]

>>> import sys
>>> L=[x for x in range(10000)]
>>> sys.getsizeof(L)
43816
>>> L={x for x in range(10000)}
>>> sys.getsizeof(L)
262260
?
kind regards,
Bjorn

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