Python - Add Set Items

 


Add Items

Once a set is created, you cannot change its items, but you can add new items.


To add one item to a set use the add() method.


Example

Add an item to a set, using the add() method:


thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}


thisset.add("orange")


print(thisset)

Add Sets

To add items from another set into the current set, use the update() method.


Example

Add elements from tropical into thisset:


thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

tropical = {"pineapple", "mango", "papaya"}


thisset.update(tropical)


print(thisset)

Add Any Iterable

The object in the update() method does not have to be a set, it can be any iterable object (tuples, lists, dictionaries etc.).


Example

Add elements of a list to at set:


thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

mylist = ["kiwi", "orange"]


thisset.update(mylist)


print(thisset)