On 23/03/20 11:10 pm, M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
The Python way is the mathematically correct way of interpreting the
terms "subset" and "superset".

Generally in maths it's usually more convenient if the
simplest terminology includes edge cases. For example,
the definition of a powerset would be more wordy if
the term "subset" didn't include equality.

--
Greg
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