FAQ

Why not copy Python's existing set API?

Python's set API is based around performing operations between sets:

>>> set(['a', 'b', 'c']).intersection(set(['a', 'b']))

This doesn't quite feel right when working with Redis, which works in terms of operations performed on multiple sets. It felt more natural to treat the operations themselves as first-class citizens, as well as the sets.

You can, optionally, use the more Python-like version of the API:

>>> s1 = rs.Set('key1')
>>> s2 = rs.Set('key2')
>>> i = s1.intersection(s2)

Urgh, why do those methods start with capital letters?

Just pretend you're instantiating a class instead of calling a method. If you really hate the way it looks, start your program like this:

from rediset import Rediset

rs = Rediset()
Set, Union, Intersection, Difference = rs.Set, rs.Union, rs.Intersection, rs.Difference

result = Union(Set('key1'), Intersection('key2', 'key3'))