# 
## Overview
A **set** in Python is a collection of unordered and unchangeable items in a single variable. Sets are created or written inside curly braces `{}`.
For example:
```
myset = {"USA", "CANADA", "BRAZIL"}
```
The variable `myset` represents the set in the code above, while `USA`, `CANADA`, and `BRAZIL` are the **elements** of the set.


## Data types of set

A set can contain the following data types:
1. String data type
2. Integer data type
3. Boolean data type
4. A combination of the string, integer, or Boolean data types

> It is worth noting that Python will always return `<class 'set'>` to let you know that what you created is a set.

## Example
In the code below, we will create sets of items of the different data types mentioned above.


# creating a string data type items of set
stringset = {"USA", "CANADA", "BRAZIL"}

# creating an integer data type items of set
intset = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5}

# crating a boolean data type items of set
boolset = {True, False, False}

# creating a set containing different data types
myset = {"abc", 34, True, 40, "male", "Hello", 20, "False"}


# printing our sets
print(stringset)
print(intset)
print(boolset)
print(myset)

## Explanation
In the code above, we create three sets, one each for a string, integer, and Boolean data type, and one with items of multiple data types.

## Getting the data type of a set
To get the data type of a set, we make use of the `type()` function.
## Syntax
```
type(set)
```
## Parameter value
The `type()` function takes a single parameter value that represents the set.

## Return value 
The `type()` function will return the set data type, `<class 'set'>`.
## Code


# creating a set
thisset = {"apple", "banana", "cherry"}

print(type(thisset))


> Note: Python will always define a set as objects with data type `set`. Hence, the output of the code above is `<class 'set'>`.

How to get the data type of a set in Python

Use the type() function to determine if a set is of type <class 'set'> in Python.