This code snippet performs the following actions: 1. Two lists `a`...

This code snippet performs the following actions:

1. Two lists a and b are defined:

   a = [1, 2, 3]  
   b = [2, 3, 4]
   

   • a contains the numbers [1, 2, 3].
   • b contains the numbers [2, 3, 4].

2. The set() function is applied to both lists to convert them into sets:

   set(a)  # This results in the set {1, 2, 3}.
   set(b)  # This results in the set {2, 3, 4}.
   

3. The intersection operator & is used to find the common elements between the two sets:

   set(a) & set(b)  # This computes the intersection of the two sets.
   

   The result is a set containing the elements that are present in both set(a) and set(b), which is {2, 3}.

4. The result of the intersection is assigned to the variable c:

   c = {2, 3}
   

In summary, this code finds the common elements (intersection) between two lists a and b and stores the result as a set in the variable c. The value of c will be {2, 3}.

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