python set查找的时间复杂度,python set操作的时间复杂度？

What is the the time complexity of each of python's set operations in Big O notation?

I am using Python's set type for an operation on a large number of items. I want to know how each operation's performance will be affected by the size of the set. For example, add, and the test for membership:

myset = set()

myset.add('foo')

'foo' in myset

Googling around hasn't turned up any resources, but it seems reasonable that the time complexity for Python's set implementation would have been carefully considered.

If it exists, a link to something like this would be great. If nothing like this is out there, then perhaps we can work it out?

Extra marks for finding the time complexity of all set operations.

解决方案

The operation in should be independent from he size of the container, ie. O(1) -- given an optimal hash function. This should be nearly true for Python strings. Hashing strings is always critical, Python should be clever there and thus you can expect near-optimal results.