Python Disjoint Sets

Summary: in this tutorial, you’ll learn about disjoint sets and how to use the Python isdisjoint() method to check if two sets are disjoint.

Introduction to Python disjoint sets #

Two sets are disjoint when they have no elements in common. In other words, two disjoint sets are sets whose intersection is an empty set.

For example, the {1,3,5} and {2,4,6} sets are disjoint because they have no common elements.

The following Venn diagram illustrates the disjoint sets: