Python frozenset symmetric difference: Function and example

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3. Frozenset Symmetric Difference

Write a Python function that calculates the symmetric difference between two frozenset instances.

Sample Solution:

Code:

def symmetric_difference(frozenset_x, frozenset_y):
    return frozenset_x.symmetric_difference(frozenset_y)

def main():
    frozenset_a = frozenset([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
    frozenset_b = frozenset([4, 5, 6, 7, 8])
    print("Original frozensets:")
    print(frozenset_a)
    print(frozenset_b)
    sym_diff_result = symmetric_difference(frozenset_a, frozenset_b)
    print("\nSymmetric Difference of said two frozenset:", sym_diff_result)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Output:

Original frozensets:
frozenset({1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6})
frozenset({4, 5, 6, 7, 8})

Symmetric Difference of said two frozenset: frozenset({1, 2, 3, 7, 8})

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python function that computes the symmetric difference of two frozensets using the built-in operator and prints the result.
• Write a Python script to implement a custom algorithm for finding the symmetric difference of two frozensets and then verify it against the built-in method.
• Write a Python program to compare the symmetric difference of two frozensets with the union of their differences and print both outcomes.
• Write a Python function that takes two frozensets and returns True if their symmetric difference is empty, and False otherwise.

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