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Dictionaries & sets

Key–value maps, uniqueness, counting, grouping, and fast lookups.

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Convert Lists and Dictionaries to Sets in Python

Convert lists of pairs into dictionaries and lists or dictionaries into sets using simple helper functions.

dict set conversion
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def convert_to_dict(data):
    """Convert list of tuples or lists into a dictionary."""
    return dict(data)


def convert_to_set(data):
    """Convert list or dictionary into a set of its keys/values."""
    if isinstance(data, dict):
        return set(data.keys())
    return set(data)


def convert_collection(data…
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