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Asked: June 15, 20262026-06-15T11:32:56+00:00 2026-06-15T11:32:56+00:00

Possible Duplicate: Python list subtraction operation I want to remove the common elements between

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Python list subtraction operation

I want to remove the common elements between two lists. I mean something like this


a=[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]
b=[2,4,1]
# I want the result to be like
res=[3,5,6,7,8]

Is there any simple pythonic way to do this ?

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    2026-06-15T11:32:57+00:00Added an answer on June 15, 2026 at 11:32 am

    use sets :

    res = list(set(a)^set(b))
    
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