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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Sets Set Math

Posted by Tristan Rodgers
Tristan Rodgers
8,137 Points

Confused with this set Challenge

Having a hard time understanding how to get the result for Question 1 in the Challenge.

sets.py 
COURSES = {
    "Python Basics": {"Python", "functions", "variables",
                      "booleans", "integers", "floats",
                      "arrays", "strings", "exceptions",
                      "conditions", "input", "loops"},
    "Java Basics": {"Java", "strings", "variables",
                    "input", "exceptions", "integers",
                    "booleans", "loops"},
    "PHP Basics": {"PHP", "variables", "conditions",
                   "integers", "floats", "strings",
                   "booleans", "HTML"},
    "Ruby Basics": {"Ruby", "strings", "floats",
                    "integers", "conditions",
                    "functions", "input"}
}

def covers(topics):
    Clist = []
    for course in COURSES.keys():
        Clist.append(course)
        Clist = list(set(Clist))
        Clist.intersection(course)
    return Clist

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You won't need to "append" anything in this challenge. The methods you create only test the set contents, they won't be changing them.