How to retrieve an element from a set without removing it?

Question

Suppose the following:

>>> s = set([1, 2, 3])

How do I get a value (any value) out of s without doing s.pop()

Answer 1

How about s.copy().pop()? I haven't timed it, but it should work and it's simple. It works best for small sets however, as it copies the whole set.