Python clear()

The clear()  function in python is used to delete all the elements from the set.

set.clear() 
 

clear() Parameters:

clear() method doesn't take any parameters. For removing a specific element from the Set we can use remove() or discard() method.

clear() Return Value

clear() method doesn't return any value (returns None). It updates the set by making it empty.

Examples of clear() method in Python

# set of alphabet 
alphabets = {'a', 'b', 'c','d'}
print('Alphabets (before clear):', alphabets )

# clearing alphabets 
alphabets .clear()
print('Alphabets (after clear):', alphabets )
 

Output:

Alphabets (before clear): {'a', 'b', 'c','d'}
Alphabets (after clear): set()

# Numbers set
numbers = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

# Set before clear()
print("Original Set is:", numbers)

# removing all the elements from the set
numbers.clear()

# Set after clear()
print("Updated Set is:", numbers)
 

Output:

Original Set is: {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}
Updated  Set is: set()