delete duplicates in list

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hi,
> this must have come up before, so i am already sorry for asking but a
> quick googling did not give me any answer.
> 
> i have a list from which i want a simpler list without the duplicates
> an easy but somehow contrived solution would be

In python 2.3, this should work:

import sets
l = [1,2,2,3]
s = sets.Set(l)

A set is a container for which the invariant that no object is in it twice
holds. So it suits your needs.

Regards,

Diez