Similar to lists, tuples are sequences of arbitrary items. Unlike lists, tuples are immutable, meaning you can’t add, delete, or change items after the tuple is defined. So, a tuple is similar to a constant list.
Create a Tuple by Using ()
The syntax to make tuples is a little inconsistent, as we’ll demonstrate in the examples that follow.
Let’s begin by making an empty tuple using ():
>>> empty_tuple = ()
>>> empty_tuple
()
To make a tuple with one or more elements, follow each element with a comma. This
works for one-element tuples:
>>> one_marx = 'Groucho',
>>> one_marx
('Groucho',)
If you have more than one element, follow all but the last one with a comma:
>>> marx_tuple = 'Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo'
>>> marx_tuple
('Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo')
Python includes parentheses when echoing a tuple. You don’t need them, it’s the trailing commas that really define a tuple, but using parentheses doesn’t hurt 😃. You can use them to enclose the values, which helps to make the tuple more visible:
>>> marx_tuple = ('Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo')
>>> marx_tuple
('Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo')
Tuples let you assign multiple variables at once:
>>> marx_tuple = ('Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo')
>>> a, b, c = marx_tuple
>>> a
'Groucho'
>>> b
'Chico'
>>> c
'Harpo'
This is sometimes called tuple unpacking.
You can use tuples to exchange values in one statement without using a temporary variable:
>>> password = 'swordfish'
>>> icecream = 'tuttifrutti'
>>> password, icecream = icecream, password
>>> password
'tuttifrutti'
>>> icecream
'swordfish'
>>>
The tuple() conversion function makes tuples from other things:
>>> marx_list = ['Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo']
>>> tuple(marx_list)
('Groucho', 'Chico', 'Harpo')
You can often use tuples in place of lists, but they have many fewer functions.
There is no append(), insert(), and so on, because they can’t be modified after creation.
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