diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
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--- a/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/datastructures.rst
@@ -454,6 +454,9 @@ Curly braces or the :func:`set` function can be used to create sets.  Note: to
 create an empty set you have to use ``set()``, not ``{}``; the latter creates an
 empty dictionary, a data structure that we discuss in the next section.
 
+Because sets are unordered, iterating over them or printing them can
+produce the elements in a different order than you expect.
+
 Here is a brief demonstration::
 
    >>> basket = {'apple', 'orange', 'apple', 'pear', 'orange', 'banana'}