How to add a string into set() wiithout it breaking the string up?

Question

new_set = set('Hello')

I want just {'Hello'} instead of each individual character as a part of the set

Answer 1

Use a set literal:

new_set = {'hello'}

Answer 2

The set constructor expects an iterable, and it'll add each item of the iterable to the set. Strings are iterable. Hence, each letter of the string is added to the set.

That being said, do this instead:

new_set = set(['Hello'])