python how to return unique entries in a list

# Short answer:
unique_list = list(set(your_list))
# By definition a set can only contain unique elements, so by converting
# your list to a set and back to a list, you eliminate duplicates

# Function to return unique elements:
def unique(input_list):
	return list(set(input_list))

# Example usage:
your_list = [1, 2, 'duck', 'season', 2, 'duck', 3, 3, 'wabbit', 3]
unique(your_list)
--> [1, 2, 3, 'season', 'wabbit', 'duck']

my_list = list(set(my_list))

my_list = list(set(my_list))