Abstract
In this chapter, we will explain the following:
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What is a dictionary (Dict)
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How to create and use dictionaries
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How to implement a letter-frequency program using a Dict
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What is a Set
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Operations on sets: union, union!, intersect, etc.
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How to use a Set to find all unique words in an input file
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How to build a thesaurus from lines of synonyms
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How to generate all combinations and permutations of a set
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How to write a program to evaluate a hand in Scrabble
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Kalicharan, N. (2021). Dictionaries and Sets. In: Julia - Bit by Bit. Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73936-2_10
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