Python Set – remove() method

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It is a method in python set that removes the specified element from the current set. If it doesn’t exist then it throws a KeyError Exception. It doesn’t return any value and modifies the given set.

Syntax:
set.remove(element)

Also Read: Python Set – add() method

Example 1:

# Python code to understand remove() method in set
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s = {"amazing", "code", "best"}
s.remove("code")
print(s)

Output:

{'amazing', 'best'}

Explanation:
Here the element “code” has been removed from the parent set (s).

Example 2:

# Python code to understand remove() method in set
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s = {5, 8, 4, 1, 5, 9}
s.remove(5)
print(s)

Output:

{1, 4, 8, 9}

Explanation:
Here the element “5” has been removed from the parent set (s).
Note: set doesnt allow duplicate element.

Example 3:

# Python code to understand remove() method in set
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s = {5, 8, 4, 1, 5, 9}
s.remove(6)
print(s)

Output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./prog.py", line 2, in
KeyError: 6

Explanation:
Here it throws an exception since the element is not present on the set. For this we use the method discard() which doesn’t throws an exception.

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