Make set keep order of a tuple

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In the code below, how can I use keep using set to have unique values, but also make set keep the order of how the filters are typed in?

>>> filters = ('f1', 'f2')
>>> set((*filters, 'f3'))
{'f1', 'f3', 'f2'} # expected: {'f1', 'f2', 'f3'}

Asked By: barciewicz

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Answer 1

Since python3.6/3.7, dict are ordered and retain their insertion order.

So, instead of a set, you can use a dict. Use the keys to store your items, and ignore the values.

>>> filters = ('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth')
>>> d = dict.fromkeys((*filters, 'fifth'))
>>> d
{'first': None, 'second': None, 'third': None, 'fourth': None, 'fifth': None}
>>> tuple(d)
('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth')
>>> [*d]
['first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth', 'fifth']

Alternative syntax using zip_longest:

>>> from itertools import zip_longest
>>> 
>>> filters = ('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth')
>>> d = dict((*zip_longest(filters, ()), ('fifth', None)))
>>> d
{'first': None, 'second': None, 'third': None, 'fourth': None, 'fifth': None}

Alternative syntax using a generator expression:

>>> filters = ('first', 'second', 'third', 'fourth')
>>> d = dict((*((f,()) for f in filters), ('fifth',())))
>>> d
{'first': (), 'second': (), 'third': (), 'fourth': (), 'fifth': ()}

Answered By: Stef

Answer 2

as stated by others in the comment and answer by @Stef, dictionary is the way to go:

filters = ('f1', 'f2','f3','f4')

list(dict.fromkeys((*filters, 'f5'))  # this will generate only unique as keys are unique and preseve the order as well

#output
['f1', 'f2', 'f3', 'f4', 'f5']

Answered By: God Is One

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