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The discard() method removes a specified element from the set (if present).
The syntax of discard()
in Python is:
s.discard(x)
1. discard() Parameters
discard()
method takes a single element x and removes it from the set (if present).
2. Return Value from discard()
discard()
removes element x from the set if the element is present.
This method returns None
(meaning, absence of a return value).
3. Example 1: How discard() works?
numbers = {2, 3, 4, 5} numbers.discard(3) print('numbers = ', numbers) numbers.discard(10) print('numbers = ', numbers)
Output
numbers = {2, 4, 5} numbers = {2, 4, 5}
4. Example 2: How discard() works?
numbers = {2, 3, 5, 4} # Returns None # Meaning, absence of a return value print(numbers.discard(3)) print('numbers =', numbers)
Output
None numbers = {2, 4, 5}
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