Ian Lewis • 9/12/2011

Python Sets

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This article provides a detailed performance comparison between using Python sets and list comprehensions to find the intersection of two lists. It includes benchmark timings using the `timeit` module, explaining why the `in` operator on a list is slow and how sets offer a 150x speed improvement for this operation by avoiding linear searches.

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