The intersection method
The intersection method performs the intersection of several sets, as a result of which it returns a new set with common elements for the specified sets. In the method parameter, we pass the set for which we want to find out the common elements.
Syntax
set.intersection(set with which we want to find common elements)
Example
Let's apply the intersection method to get the common elements of two sets:
st1 = {'a', 'b', 'c'}
st2 = {'e', 'f', 'c', 'a'}
res = st1.intersection(st2)
print(res)
Result of code execution:
{'c', 'a'}
Example
The intersection method also has a short form:
st1 = {'a', 'b', 'c'}
st2 = {'e', 'f', 'c', 'a'}
res = st1 & st2
print(res)
Result of code execution:
{'c', 'a'}
See also
-
method
union,
which unites sets -
method
difference,
which returns the differences between sets
