Removing duplicates in lists using set, python

Simple example using set


>>> t = [1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
>>> t = t + [1]

>>> t = t + [2]

>>> t = [1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
>>> t
[1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8]
>>> list(set(t))
[1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8]
>>> s = [1, 2, 3]
>>> list(set(t) - set(s))
[8, 5, 6, 7]

reference : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7961363/removing-duplicates-in-lists