How to make lists contain only distinct element in Python? [duplicate]

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The simplest is to convert to a set then back to a list:

my_list = list(set(my_list))

One disadvantage with this is that it won’t preserve the order. You may also want to consider if a set would be a better data structure to use in the first place, instead of a list.

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