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list_diffing.py
# Python program to find the missing
# and additional elements
# source: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-find-missing-additional-values-two-lists/
# examples of lists
list1 = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
list2 = [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
# prints the missing and additional elements in list2
print("Missing values in second list:", (set(list1).difference(list2)))
print("Additional values in second list:", (set(list2).difference(list1)))
# prints the missing and additional elements in list1
print("Missing values in first list:", (set(list2).difference(list1)))
print("Additional values in first list:", (set(list1).difference(list2)))
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