you have a set of packages, each with a set of dependencies:: {'pkg_1': {'A', 'B'}, 'pkg_2': {'B', 'C'}, 'pkg_3': {'B', 'D'}} If you remove one package, which dependencies can also be removed? If ``pkg_1`` is removed, then ``A`` is no longer necessary - it is not associated with ``pkg_2`` or ``pkg_3``. Similarly, ``C`` is only needed for ``pkg_2``, and ``D`` is only needed for ``pkg_3``:: >>> unique_to_each({'A', 'B'}, {'B', 'C'}, {'B', 'D'}) [['A'], ['C'], ['D']] If there are duplicates in one input iterable that aren't in the others they will be duplicated in the output. Input order is preserved:: >>> unique_to_each("mississippi", "missouri") [['p', 'p'], ['o', 'u', 'r']] It is assumed that the elements of each iterable are hashable. r5