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size of set vs size of dict - zweb - Oct-11-2019
>>> n = 10000
>>> s = {x for x in range(n)}
>>> sys.getsizeof(s)
524512
>>> d = {x:1 for x in range(n)}
>>> sys.getsizeof(d)
295008
I would have expected size of set to be smaller than dict. But when I run such tests for different n I find frequently size of set is bigger. Why would be that be?