from pathlib import Path tuple_collection = set() a = ('Repo1', '', 'Group1') b = ('Repo1', '', 'Group1') tuple_collection.add(a) print(b in tuple_collection) c = ('Repo1', Path('.'), 'Group1') d = ('Repo1', Path('.'), 'Group1') tuple_collection.add(c) print(d in tuple_collection) for x in tuple_collection: print(x)