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Python: removing repeated values in a list
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list = ['one', 'two', 'three', 'one', 'one', 'four', 'two']
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#convert the list into a set. An element can only exist once within a set
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set = set(list)
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#convert the set back into a list type
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list = list(set)
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print list
Are those variable names confusing? Let's look at that example again:
CODE:
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fruits = ['apple', 'bananas', 'cantaloupes', 'apple', 'apple', 'durian', 'bananas']
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#convert the list into a set. An element can only exist once within a set
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fruits_unique = set(fruits)
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#convert the set back into a list type
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fruits = list(fruits_unique)
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print fruits
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