Provide a comparison to the builtin set types.
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@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ The following table lists operations available in \class{Set}
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but not found in \class{ImmutableSet}:
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\begin{tableiii}{c|c|l}{code}{Operation}{Equivalent}{Result}
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\lineiii{\var{s}.union_update(\var{t})}
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\lineiii{\var{s}.update(\var{t})}
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{\var{s} \textbar= \var{t}}
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{return set \var{s} with elements added from \var{t}}
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\lineiii{\var{s}.intersection_update(\var{t})}
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{remove all elements from set \var{s}}
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\end{tableiii}
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Note, the non-operator versions of \method{union_update()},
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Note, the non-operator versions of \method{update()},
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\method{intersection_update()}, \method{difference_update()}, and
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\method{symmetric_difference_update()} will accept any iterable as
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an argument.
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\versionchanged[Formerly all arguments were required to be sets]{2.3.1}
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Also note, the module also includes a \method{union_update()} method
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which is an alias for \method{update()}. The method is included for
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backwards compatability. Programmers should prefer the
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\method{update()} method because it the one supported by the builtin
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\class{set()} and \class{frozenset()} types.
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\subsection{Example \label{set-example}}
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where one thread is updating a set while another has temporarily wrapped it
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in \class{_TemporarilyImmutableSet}. In other words, sets of mutable sets
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are not thread-safe.
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\subsection{Comparison to the built-in \class{set} types
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\label{comparison-to-builtin-set}}
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The built-in \class{set} and \class{frozenset} types were designed based
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on lessons learned from the \module{sets} module. The key differences are:
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\begin{itemize}
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\item \class{Set} and \class{ImmutableSet} were renamed to \class{set} and
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\class{frozenset}.
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\item There is no equivalent to \class{BaseSet}. Instead, use
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\code{isinstance(x, (set, frozenset))}.
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\item The hash algorithm for the built-ins performs significantly better
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(fewer collisions) for most datasets.
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\item The built-in versions have more space efficient pickles.
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\item The built-in versions do not have a \method{union_update()} method.
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Instead, use the \method{update()} method which is equivalent.
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\item The built-in versions do not have a \method{_repr(sort=True)} method.
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Instead, use the built-in \function{repr()} and \function{sorted()}
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functions: \code{repr(sorted(s))}.
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\item The built-in version does not have a protocol for automatic conversion
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to immutable. Many found this feature to be confusing and no one
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in the community reported having found real uses for it.
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\end{itemize}
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