How can I avoid duplicate sets with elegance
Ok. I have a program that basically counts (I'm basically writing this for fun over the summer for the heck of it). It keeps track of a set consisting of 5 separate ints. It avoids outputting sets with duplicates of the same numbers but what I need is an elegant way to avoid sets with the same numbers in a different order. Here's an example of what I'm talking about in the format my program outputs it in:
02 05 18 27 33
18 27 02 33 05
Now, I know I could have it open up the file I'm writing to or write a check program that literally takes a given set and checks each int against every other int in every set written and get if 5/5 numbers match, delete that set but that's kinda ridiculous. I know there's someone with a mind that'll come up with a very simple solution to this. I appreciate any help and thank you for your time.
02 05 18 27 33
18 27 02 33 05
Now, I know I could have it open up the file I'm writing to or write a check program that literally takes a given set and checks each int against every other int in every set written and get if 5/5 numbers match, delete that set but that's kinda ridiculous. I know there's someone with a mind that'll come up with a very simple solution to this. I appreciate any help and thank you for your time.
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