In this Python set program, we will find the symmetric difference between two sets using the “^” operator with the help of the below-given steps.
What is set?
Sets are used to store multiple items in a single variable.
The set is one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store collections of data.
It is an unordered collection data type that is iterable, mutable and has no duplicate elements.
Symmetric of sets: The symmetric difference of set A and B is the set of elements which are in either of the sets A and B, but not in their intersection.
Symmetric difference between two sets:
Steps to solve the program
1. Create two sets using {}.
2. Add some elements in the set.
3. Use “^” to find the symmetric difference between sets using the “^” operator.
4. Print the output.
a = {1,2,4,5}
b = {4,1}
print("Original set1: ",a)
print("Original set2: ",b)
print("Symmetric difference of two sets using the “^” operator: ",a^b)
Output :
Original set1: {1, 2, 4, 5}
Original set2: {1, 4}
Symmetric difference of two sets using the “^” operator: {2, 5}
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