Add list to set

Question

How do I add a list of values to an existing set?

user_8708364 · Answer

Try using * unpack, like below:

>>> a=set('abcde')
>>> a
{'a', 'd', 'e', 'b', 'c'}
>>> l=['f','g']
>>> l
['f', 'g']
>>> {*l, *a}
{'a', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'b', 'g', 'c'}
>>>

Non Editor version:

a=set('abcde')
l=['f', 'g']
print({*l, *a})

Output:

{'a', 'd', 'e', 'f', 'b', 'g', 'c'}