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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:


def count_distinct_characters(string: str) -> int:
    """ Given a string, find out how many distinct characters (regardless of case) does it consist of 3 4 """
    return len(set(string.lower()))
