code: def test_symmetric_difference(idx, sort):
      first = idx[1:]
      second = idx[:-1]
      answer = idx[[-1, 0]]
      result = first.symmetric_difference(second, sort=sort)
  
      if sort is None:
          answer = answer.sort_values()
  
      tm.assert_index_equal(result, answer)
  
      # GH 10149
      cases = [
          klass(second.values) for klass in [np.array, Series, list]
      ]
      for case in cases:
          result = first.symmetric_difference(case, sort=sort)
          tm.assert_index_equal(result, answer)
  
      msg = "other must be a MultiIndex or a list of tuples"
      with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=msg):
          first.symmetric_difference([1, 2, 3], sort=sort)
  
imports: import numpy
  import pytest
  import pandas
  from pandas import CategoricalIndex, DataFrame, Index, IntervalIndex, MultiIndex, Series
  import pandas._testing
  from pandas.api.types import is_float_dtype, is_unsigned_integer_dtype
label_desc: Use image node_id 5 for calling a global function with example usage: test_symmetric_difference(idx, sort) without return types