add object into python’s set collection and determine by object’s attribute

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When a new object is being added to a python set, the hash code of the object is first computed and then, if one or more objects with the same hash code is/are already in the set, these objects are tested for equality with the new object.

The upshot of this is that you need to implement the __hash__(...) and __eq__(...) methods on your class. For example:

class Person:
    def __init__(self, name, age):
        self.name = name
        self.age = age

    def __eq__(self, other):
        return self.age == other.age

    def __hash__(self):
        return hash(self.age)

    def __repr__(self):
        return '<Person {}>'.format(self.name)

tom = Person('tom', 18)
mary = Person('mary', 22)
mary2 = Person('mary2', 22)

person_set = {tom, mary, mary2}
print(person_set)
# output: {<Person tom>, <Person mary>}

However, you should think very carefully about what the correct implementation of __hash__ and __eq__ should be for your class. The above example works, but is non-sensical (e.g. in that both __hash__ and __eq__ are defined only in terms of age).

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