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Converting a set into list

Ben Finney ben+python at benfinney.id.au
Sat May 14 10:12:31 EDT 2011 
TheSaint <nobody at nowhere.net.no> writes:

> Hello
>
> I've stumble to find a solution to get a list from a set
>
> <code>
>
> >>> aa= ['a','b','c','f']

Creates a new list object. Binds the name ‘aa’ to that object.

> >>> aa
> ['a', 'b', 'c', 'f']

Evaluates the object referenced by the name ‘aa’.

> >>> set(aa)
> {'a', 'c', 'b', 'f'}

Creates a new set object, populating it with the contents from the list
object referenced by ‘aa’. Doesn't do anything with the new set object,
which will soon be garbage-collected.

> >>> [k for k in aa]
> ['a', 'b', 'c', 'f']

Creates a new list object by iterating each of the items from the list
referenced by ‘aa’. Does nothing with the new list object, which will
soon be garbage-collected.

> </code>
> I repute the comprehension list too expensive, is there another method?

Another method to do what?

If you want to bind ‘aa’ to a new object, do so with an assignment
statement. (Your example has exactly one assignment statement; all the
other statements create objects which are never bound to anything.)

But what is it you actually want to do?

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