>>> 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'} >>>