Python Sets vs Lists

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00:00 Question
00:24 Accepted answer (Score 301)
00:57 Answer 2 (Score 225)
02:26 Answer 3 (Score 23)
03:29 Answer 4 (Score 10)
04:34 Thank you

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Full question
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2831...

Accepted answer links:
[timeit module]: https://docs.python.org/library/timeit.h...

Answer 3 links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table
[close to the metal]: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1760...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_table

Answer 4 links:
[python]: http://docs.python.org/2/library/sets.ht...
[wiki]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_%28comp...

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