When convert two sets with the same elements to lists, are the lists always going to be the same?

[Peng Yu]

On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 6:21 AM, Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 8:14 PM, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Thanks. This is what I'm looking for. I think that this should be
>> added to the python document as a manifestation (but nonnormalized) of
>> what "A set object is an unordered collection of distinct hashable
>> objects" means.
>
> There are other things that can prove it to be unordered, too; the
> exact pattern and order of additions and deletions can affect the
> iteration order. The only thing you can be sure of is that you can't
> be sure of it.

I agree. My point was just to suggest adding more explanations on the
details in the manual.

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Regards,
Peng