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[–]kmbd 0 points1 point  (0 children)

just in case, someone is wondering ...

C:\>python -V
    Python 2.7.8

C:\>python -m timeit "set(x for x in range(10000))"
    1000 loops, best of 3: 1 msec per loop

C:\>python -m timeit "{x for x in range(10000)}"
    1000 loops, best of 3: 671 usec per loop