1 """Classes to represent arbitrary sets (including sets of sets).
3 This module implements sets using dictionaries whose values are
4 ignored. The usual operations (union, intersection, deletion, etc.)
5 are provided as both methods and operators.
7 Important: sets are not sequences! While they support 'x in s',
8 'len(s)', and 'for x in s', none of those operations are unique for
9 sequences; for example, mappings support all three as well. The
10 characteristic operation for sequences is subscripting with small
11 integers: s[i], for i in range(len(s)). Sets don't support
12 subscripting at all. Also, sequences allow multiple occurrences and
13 their elements have a definite order; sets on the other hand don't
14 record multiple occurrences and don't remember the order of element
15 insertion (which is why they don't support s[i]).
17 The following classes are provided:
19 BaseSet -- All the operations common to both mutable and immutable
20 sets. This is an abstract class, not meant to be directly
23 Set -- Mutable sets, subclass of BaseSet; not hashable.
25 ImmutableSet -- Immutable sets, subclass of BaseSet; hashable.
26 An iterable argument is mandatory to create an ImmutableSet.
28 _TemporarilyImmutableSet -- A wrapper around a Set, hashable,
29 giving the same hash value as the immutable set equivalent
30 would have. Do not use this class directly.
32 Only hashable objects can be added to a Set. In particular, you cannot
33 really add a Set as an element to another Set; if you try, what is
34 actually added is an ImmutableSet built from it (it compares equal to
35 the one you tried adding).
37 When you ask if `x in y' where x is a Set and y is a Set or
38 ImmutableSet, x is wrapped into a _TemporarilyImmutableSet z, and
39 what's tested is actually `z in y'.
45 # - Greg V. Wilson wrote the first version, using a different approach
46 # to the mutable/immutable problem, and inheriting from dict.
48 # - Alex Martelli modified Greg's version to implement the current
49 # Set/ImmutableSet approach, and make the data an attribute.
51 # - Guido van Rossum rewrote much of the code, made some API changes,
52 # and cleaned up the docstrings.
54 # - Raymond Hettinger added a number of speedups and other
57 from __future__
import generators
59 from itertools
import ifilter
, ifilterfalse
61 # Code to make the module run under Py2.2
62 def ifilter(predicate
, iterable
):
69 def ifilterfalse(predicate
, iterable
):
79 True, False = (0==0, 0!=0)
81 __all__
= ['BaseSet', 'Set', 'ImmutableSet']
84 warnings
.warn("the sets module is deprecated", DeprecationWarning,
87 class BaseSet(object):
88 """Common base class for mutable and immutable sets."""
95 """This is an abstract class."""
96 # Don't call this from a concrete subclass!
97 if self
.__class
__ is BaseSet
:
98 raise TypeError, ("BaseSet is an abstract class. "
99 "Use Set or ImmutableSet.")
101 # Standard protocols: __len__, __repr__, __str__, __iter__
104 """Return the number of elements of a set."""
105 return len(self
._data
)
108 """Return string representation of a set.
110 This looks like 'Set([<list of elements>])'.
114 # __str__ is the same as __repr__
117 def _repr(self
, sorted=False):
118 elements
= self
._data
.keys()
121 return '%s(%r)' % (self
.__class
__.__name
__, elements
)
124 """Return an iterator over the elements or a set.
126 This is the keys iterator for the underlying dict.
128 return self
._data
.iterkeys()
130 # Three-way comparison is not supported. However, because __eq__ is
131 # tried before __cmp__, if Set x == Set y, x.__eq__(y) returns True and
132 # then cmp(x, y) returns 0 (Python doesn't actually call __cmp__ in this
135 def __cmp__(self
, other
):
136 raise TypeError, "can't compare sets using cmp()"
138 # Equality comparisons using the underlying dicts. Mixed-type comparisons
139 # are allowed here, where Set == z for non-Set z always returns False,
140 # and Set != z always True. This allows expressions like "x in y" to
141 # give the expected result when y is a sequence of mixed types, not
142 # raising a pointless TypeError just because y contains a Set, or x is
143 # a Set and y contain's a non-set ("in" invokes only __eq__).
144 # Subtle: it would be nicer if __eq__ and __ne__ could return
145 # NotImplemented instead of True or False. Then the other comparand
146 # would get a chance to determine the result, and if the other comparand
147 # also returned NotImplemented then it would fall back to object address
148 # comparison (which would always return False for __eq__ and always
149 # True for __ne__). However, that doesn't work, because this type
150 # *also* implements __cmp__: if, e.g., __eq__ returns NotImplemented,
151 # Python tries __cmp__ next, and the __cmp__ here then raises TypeError.
153 def __eq__(self
, other
):
154 if isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
155 return self
._data
== other
._data
159 def __ne__(self
, other
):
160 if isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
161 return self
._data
!= other
._data
168 """Return a shallow copy of a set."""
169 result
= self
.__class
__()
170 result
._data
.update(self
._data
)
173 __copy__
= copy
# For the copy module
175 def __deepcopy__(self
, memo
):
176 """Return a deep copy of a set; used by copy module."""
177 # This pre-creates the result and inserts it in the memo
178 # early, in case the deep copy recurses into another reference
179 # to this same set. A set can't be an element of itself, but
180 # it can certainly contain an object that has a reference to
182 from copy
import deepcopy
183 result
= self
.__class
__()
184 memo
[id(self
)] = result
188 data
[deepcopy(elt
, memo
)] = value
191 # Standard set operations: union, intersection, both differences.
192 # Each has an operator version (e.g. __or__, invoked with |) and a
193 # method version (e.g. union).
194 # Subtle: Each pair requires distinct code so that the outcome is
195 # correct when the type of other isn't suitable. For example, if
196 # we did "union = __or__" instead, then Set().union(3) would return
197 # NotImplemented instead of raising TypeError (albeit that *why* it
198 # raises TypeError as-is is also a bit subtle).
200 def __or__(self
, other
):
201 """Return the union of two sets as a new set.
203 (I.e. all elements that are in either set.)
205 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
206 return NotImplemented
207 return self
.union(other
)
209 def union(self
, other
):
210 """Return the union of two sets as a new set.
212 (I.e. all elements that are in either set.)
214 result
= self
.__class
__(self
)
215 result
._update
(other
)
218 def __and__(self
, other
):
219 """Return the intersection of two sets as a new set.
221 (I.e. all elements that are in both sets.)
223 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
224 return NotImplemented
225 return self
.intersection(other
)
227 def intersection(self
, other
):
228 """Return the intersection of two sets as a new set.
230 (I.e. all elements that are in both sets.)
232 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
234 if len(self
) <= len(other
):
235 little
, big
= self
, other
237 little
, big
= other
, self
238 common
= ifilter(big
._data
.has_key
, little
)
239 return self
.__class
__(common
)
241 def __xor__(self
, other
):
242 """Return the symmetric difference of two sets as a new set.
244 (I.e. all elements that are in exactly one of the sets.)
246 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
247 return NotImplemented
248 return self
.symmetric_difference(other
)
250 def symmetric_difference(self
, other
):
251 """Return the symmetric difference of two sets as a new set.
253 (I.e. all elements that are in exactly one of the sets.)
255 result
= self
.__class
__()
258 selfdata
= self
._data
260 otherdata
= other
._data
261 except AttributeError:
262 otherdata
= Set(other
)._data
263 for elt
in ifilterfalse(otherdata
.has_key
, selfdata
):
265 for elt
in ifilterfalse(selfdata
.has_key
, otherdata
):
269 def __sub__(self
, other
):
270 """Return the difference of two sets as a new Set.
272 (I.e. all elements that are in this set and not in the other.)
274 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
275 return NotImplemented
276 return self
.difference(other
)
278 def difference(self
, other
):
279 """Return the difference of two sets as a new Set.
281 (I.e. all elements that are in this set and not in the other.)
283 result
= self
.__class
__()
286 otherdata
= other
._data
287 except AttributeError:
288 otherdata
= Set(other
)._data
290 for elt
in ifilterfalse(otherdata
.has_key
, self
):
296 def __contains__(self
, element
):
297 """Report whether an element is a member of a set.
299 (Called in response to the expression `element in self'.)
302 return element
in self
._data
304 transform
= getattr(element
, "__as_temporarily_immutable__", None)
305 if transform
is None:
306 raise # re-raise the TypeError exception we caught
307 return transform() in self
._data
309 # Subset and superset test
311 def issubset(self
, other
):
312 """Report whether another set contains this set."""
313 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
314 if len(self
) > len(other
): # Fast check for obvious cases
316 for elt
in ifilterfalse(other
._data
.has_key
, self
):
320 def issuperset(self
, other
):
321 """Report whether this set contains another set."""
322 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
323 if len(self
) < len(other
): # Fast check for obvious cases
325 for elt
in ifilterfalse(self
._data
.has_key
, other
):
329 # Inequality comparisons using the is-subset relation.
333 def __lt__(self
, other
):
334 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
335 return len(self
) < len(other
) and self
.issubset(other
)
337 def __gt__(self
, other
):
338 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
339 return len(self
) > len(other
) and self
.issuperset(other
)
343 def _binary_sanity_check(self
, other
):
344 # Check that the other argument to a binary operation is also
345 # a set, raising a TypeError otherwise.
346 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
347 raise TypeError, "Binary operation only permitted between sets"
349 def _compute_hash(self
):
350 # Calculate hash code for a set by xor'ing the hash codes of
351 # the elements. This ensures that the hash code does not depend
352 # on the order in which elements are added to the set. This is
353 # not called __hash__ because a BaseSet should not be hashable;
354 # only an ImmutableSet is hashable.
360 def _update(self
, iterable
):
361 # The main loop for update() and the subclass __init__() methods.
364 # Use the fast update() method when a dictionary is available.
365 if isinstance(iterable
, BaseSet
):
366 data
.update(iterable
._data
)
371 if type(iterable
) in (list, tuple, xrange):
372 # Optimized: we know that __iter__() and next() can't
373 # raise TypeError, so we can move 'try:' out of the loop.
378 data
[element
] = value
381 transform
= getattr(element
, "__as_immutable__", None)
382 if transform
is None:
383 raise # re-raise the TypeError exception we caught
384 data
[transform()] = value
386 # Safe: only catch TypeError where intended
387 for element
in iterable
:
389 data
[element
] = value
391 transform
= getattr(element
, "__as_immutable__", None)
392 if transform
is None:
393 raise # re-raise the TypeError exception we caught
394 data
[transform()] = value
397 class ImmutableSet(BaseSet
):
398 """Immutable set class."""
400 __slots__
= ['_hashcode']
404 def __init__(self
, iterable
=None):
405 """Construct an immutable set from an optional iterable."""
406 self
._hashcode
= None
408 if iterable
is not None:
409 self
._update
(iterable
)
412 if self
._hashcode
is None:
413 self
._hashcode
= self
._compute
_hash
()
414 return self
._hashcode
416 def __getstate__(self
):
417 return self
._data
, self
._hashcode
419 def __setstate__(self
, state
):
420 self
._data
, self
._hashcode
= state
423 """ Mutable set class."""
427 # BaseSet + operations requiring mutability; no hashing
429 def __init__(self
, iterable
=None):
430 """Construct a set from an optional iterable."""
432 if iterable
is not None:
433 self
._update
(iterable
)
435 def __getstate__(self
):
436 # getstate's results are ignored if it is not
439 def __setstate__(self
, data
):
442 # We inherit object.__hash__, so we must deny this explicitly
445 # In-place union, intersection, differences.
446 # Subtle: The xyz_update() functions deliberately return None,
447 # as do all mutating operations on built-in container types.
448 # The __xyz__ spellings have to return self, though.
450 def __ior__(self
, other
):
451 """Update a set with the union of itself and another."""
452 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
453 self
._data
.update(other
._data
)
456 def union_update(self
, other
):
457 """Update a set with the union of itself and another."""
460 def __iand__(self
, other
):
461 """Update a set with the intersection of itself and another."""
462 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
463 self
._data
= (self
& other
)._data
466 def intersection_update(self
, other
):
467 """Update a set with the intersection of itself and another."""
468 if isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
471 self
._data
= (self
.intersection(other
))._data
473 def __ixor__(self
, other
):
474 """Update a set with the symmetric difference of itself and another."""
475 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
476 self
.symmetric_difference_update(other
)
479 def symmetric_difference_update(self
, other
):
480 """Update a set with the symmetric difference of itself and another."""
483 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
493 def __isub__(self
, other
):
494 """Remove all elements of another set from this set."""
495 self
._binary
_sanity
_check
(other
)
496 self
.difference_update(other
)
499 def difference_update(self
, other
):
500 """Remove all elements of another set from this set."""
502 if not isinstance(other
, BaseSet
):
506 for elt
in ifilter(data
.has_key
, other
):
509 # Python dict-like mass mutations: update, clear
511 def update(self
, iterable
):
512 """Add all values from an iterable (such as a list or file)."""
513 self
._update
(iterable
)
516 """Remove all elements from this set."""
519 # Single-element mutations: add, remove, discard
521 def add(self
, element
):
522 """Add an element to a set.
524 This has no effect if the element is already present.
527 self
._data
[element
] = True
529 transform
= getattr(element
, "__as_immutable__", None)
530 if transform
is None:
531 raise # re-raise the TypeError exception we caught
532 self
._data
[transform()] = True
534 def remove(self
, element
):
535 """Remove an element from a set; it must be a member.
537 If the element is not a member, raise a KeyError.
540 del self
._data
[element
]
542 transform
= getattr(element
, "__as_temporarily_immutable__", None)
543 if transform
is None:
544 raise # re-raise the TypeError exception we caught
545 del self
._data
[transform()]
547 def discard(self
, element
):
548 """Remove an element from a set if it is a member.
550 If the element is not a member, do nothing.
558 """Remove and return an arbitrary set element."""
559 return self
._data
.popitem()[0]
561 def __as_immutable__(self
):
562 # Return a copy of self as an immutable set
563 return ImmutableSet(self
)
565 def __as_temporarily_immutable__(self
):
566 # Return self wrapped in a temporarily immutable set
567 return _TemporarilyImmutableSet(self
)
570 class _TemporarilyImmutableSet(BaseSet
):
571 # Wrap a mutable set as if it was temporarily immutable.
572 # This only supplies hashing and equality comparisons.
574 def __init__(self
, set):
576 self
._data
= set._data
# Needed by ImmutableSet.__eq__()
579 return self
._set
._compute
_hash
()