Example 1: what are tuples used for
Tuples in Python
An immutable data value that contains related elements.
Tuples are used to group together related data,
such as a person’s name, their age, and their gender.
A tuple is the same as a list except uses parenthisies instead of square brackets.
A tuple is also immutable (cant be changed) unlike a list.
Example:
tup1 = ('physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000);
Example 2: what is a tuple in python
# A tuple is a sequence of immutable Python objects. Tuples are
# sequences, just like lists. The differences between tuples
# and lists are, the tuples cannot be changed unlike lists and
# tuples use parentheses, whereas lists use square brackets.
tup1 = ('physics', 'chemistry', 1997, 2000);
tup2 = "a", "b", "c", "d";
# To access values in tuple, use the square brackets for
# slicing along with the index or indices to obtain value
# available at that index.
tup1[0] # Output: 'physics'
Example 3: changing tuple values
x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(x)
y[1] = "kiwi"
x = tuple(y)
print(x)
Example 4: tuples in python
my_tuple = 3, 4.6, "dog"
print(my_tuple)
# tuple unpacking is also possible
a, b, c = my_tuple
print(a) # 3
print(b) # 4.6
print(c) # dog
Example 5: tuples in python
t = 12345, 54321, 'hello!'
print(t[0])
# output 12345
print(t)
# output (12345, 54321, 'hello!')
# Tuples may be nested:
u = t, (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
print(u)
# output ((12345, 54321, 'hello!'), (1, 2, 3, 4, 5))
# Tuples are immutable:
# assigning value of 12345 to 88888
t[0] = 88888
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment
# but they can contain mutable objects:
v = ([1, 2, 3], [3, 2, 1])
print(v)
# output ([1, 2, 3], [3, 2, 1])
Example 6: tuples in python
my_tuple = ("hello")
print(type(my_tuple)) # <class 'str'>
# Creating a tuple having one element
my_tuple = ("hello",)
print(type(my_tuple)) # <class 'tuple'>
# Parentheses is optional
my_tuple = "hello",
print(type(my_tuple)) # <class 'tuple'>