Reference: Python Data Structures

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• List methods — every list method and the built-in functions that act on sequences.
• Dictionary methods — every dictionary method and operator, including the merge and update syntaxes.
• Set operations — union, intersection, difference, and all set methods.
• Tuple operations — tuple methods, creation syntax, and named tuples.
• Sequence operations — indexing, slicing, unpacking, and operations common to all sequences.