>>> setA = {"John", "Bob", "Mary", "Serena"} >>> setB = {"Jim", "Mary", "John", "Bob"} >>> setA ^ setB # symmetric difference of A and B {'Jim', 'Serena'} >>> setA - setB # elements in A that are not in B {'Serena'} >>> setB - setA # elements in B that are not in A {'Jim'} >>> setA | setB # elements in A or B (union) {'John', 'Bob', 'Jim', 'Serena', 'Mary'} >>> setA & setB # elements in both A and B (intersection) {'Bob', 'John', 'Mary'}