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How do Python comprehensions work?

Entry Python
Quick Answer Comprehensions create collections concisely. List: [expr for item in iterable if condition]. Dict: {k: v for k, v in items}. Set: {expr for item in iterable}. Generator: (expr for item in iterable) - lazy, memory efficient. More readable and often faster than equivalent for loops. Avoid deeply nested comprehensions - they become hard to read.

Answer

List: [x*x for x in range(5)]
Set: {x for x in range(5)}
Dict: {x: x*x}
Fast, concise, readable.
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