Python Tuples

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Python Tuples Tutorial with Examples

Tuple is a sequence in Python, a collection of objects. Also, Python Tuples are immutable i.e. you cannot
update tuple or any of its elements. Often, Lists and Tuples are confused in Python. Let us see the
difference between Tuple and Lists in Python.
The elements of a list can be changed after assignment, whereas this is not the case with Python Tuples.
Another difference is, Tuple use parenthesis, whereas Lists in Python use Square Brackets. In other
words, different comma-separated values between square brackets in a list, whereas, different comma-
separated values between parenthesis is Tuple.
Tuple vs Lists: Difference between Tuple and Lists in Python
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How to create a Tuple?

To create a Tuple, set the elements inside parentheses separated by command. The parentheses are
optional and feel free to remove them. Let us see an example wherein we will create Tuple with and
without using parentheses:

#Creating Tuples in Python

mytuple = ("Amit", "Craig", "Ronaldo", "Messi")
print(mytuple)

mytuple = (10, 20, 50, 100)
print(mytuple)

mytuple = (5.4, 8.9, 15.2, 20.5)
print(mytuple)

mytuple = ("Ronaldo", 20, 5.8)
print(mytuple)

#creating Tuple without parentheses
mytuple = "A", "B"
print(mytuple)

The output is as follows:

('Amit', 'Craig', 'Ronaldo', 'Messi')
(10, 20, 50, 100)
(5.4, 8.9, 15.2, 20.5)
('Ronaldo', 20, 5.8)
('A', 'B')

Create empty Tuple in Python

To create empty Tuple in Python, only set two parentheses with no element in it as in the below example:

#Creating Tuple in Python

mytuple = (10, 20, 50, 100)
print(mytuple)

#Creating empty Tuple in Python
mytuple = ()
print(mytuple)


(10, 20, 50, 100)
()

Let us now move further and perform operations on Python Tuples.
How to access values in Tuple?

To access value in Tuple, set the index for which you want the value in square brackets, like:

#First item
mytuple[0]

#Second item
mytuple[1]

Let us see an example to access values in Tuple:

#tuple
mytuple = ("ronaldo", "messi", "neymar", "maradona")
print("Tuple = ",mytuple)

#First Item
print("First Item = ",mytuple[0]);

#Second Item
print("Second Item = ",mytuple[1]);

#Third Item
print("Third Item = ",mytuple[2]);


Tuple = ('ronaldo', 'messi', 'neymar', 'maradona')
First Item = ronaldo
Second Item = messi
Third Item = neymar

Check existence of an item in a Python Tuple

The in keyword is used to check the existence of an item in a Tuple. Let us see an example:

#tuple
mytuple = ("eddie", "anthony", "aran", "blake", "alyson", "rechelle")
print( Tuple ,mytuple)

#range of negative indexes
print(mytuple[-3:-1])

#range of indexes
print(mytuple[1:5])
print(mytuple[3:5])

if "anthony" in mytuple:
print("Found!")


Tuple = ('eddie', 'anthony', 'aran', 'blake', 'alyson', 'rechelle')
('blake', 'alyson')
('anthony', 'aran', 'blake')
('anthony', 'aran', 'blake', 'alyson')
('blake', 'alyson')
Found!

Indexing in Python Tuples

Indexing in Python Tuples begins from 0. The last item is tuple length – 1. Set the index in square
brackets and fetch a specific element at the same index. With that, if you want to count from the right,
use negative indexing. The slice operator can also be used to fetch a specific set of sub-elements. This
is achieved with the colon operator and allows to fetch multiple items. Let us see them one by one.
Fetch a specific element with indexing in Tuples

To fetch a specific element, just set index in square bracket i.e. refer the index number:

Fetch a specific element at 1st position: mytuple[0]
Fetch a specific element at 2nd position: mytuple[1]
Fetch a specific element at 2nd position: mytuple[1]
Fetch a specific element at 3rd position: mytuple[2]
Fetch a specific element at 4th position: mytuple[3]

Let us now see an example to fetch a specific element:

#tuple

print("Tuple element at position 1 (index 0) = ",mytuple[0])


Tuple element at position 1 (index 0) = ronaldo
Tuple element at position 2 (index 1) = messi
Tuple element at position 3 (index 2) = neymar
Tuple element at position 4 (index 3) = Maradona

Negative indexing in Tuples

Let to right traversal of Tuple elements are possible with negative indexing. For example, index -1 is the
last item. Let us see an example for negative indexing in Tuples:

#negative indexing in tuple

print("Tuple element at last position = ",mytuple[-1])
print("Tuple element at 2nd last position = ",mytuple[-2])
print("Tuple element at 3rd last position = ",mytuple[-3])
print("Tuple element at 4th last position " mytuple[ 4])
print( Tuple element at 4th last position = ,mytuple[-4])

Slicing in Tuple
The slice operator can also be used to fetch a specific set of sub-elements i.e. slicing. This is achieved
with the colon operator and allows to fetch multiple items. Let us see an example:

#tuple slicing

print("Tuple element at last position = ",mytuple[-1])

print(mytuple[1:])
print(mytuple[::-1])
print(mytuple[1:2])
print(mytuple[1:4])


Tuple element at last position = maradona
('messi', 'neymar', 'maradona')
('maradona', 'neymar', 'messi', 'ronaldo')
('messi',)
('messi', 'neymar', 'maradona')

Range of indexes
By specifying the start and end range, we can specify the range of indexes in Python. Let us see an
example:

#tuple
#tuple

#range
print(mytuple[1:2])
print(mytuple[1:4])
print(mytuple[1:5])
print(mytuple[3:5])


('anthony',)
('blake', 'alyson')

In the above example, [1:2] means the search starts from index 1 (including) and ends at index 2
(excluding). In the same way, [1:4] means the search starts from 1 (including) and ends at index 4
(excluding).
Range of negative indexes

To begin search from the end, set negative indexes. In a range, set negative range, such as:


Let us now see an example and set range of negative indexes:

#tuple

#range of negative indexes

#range of indexes
print(mytuple[1:5])
print(mytuple[3:5])


('blake', 'alyson')
('blake', 'alyson')

Can we update Tuple values?

No, we cannot since Tuples are Immutable. However, we can convert it to list, update and then convert
the list to tuple. This will update and change the value of Tuple elements as in the example below:

#tuple

#list
mylist = list(mytuple)
print("List (from Tuple) = ",mylist)

mylist[0] = "Zidane "
mylist[1] = "Beckham"
mylist[2] = "Rooney"
print("Updated List = ",mylist)

mytuple = tuple(mylist)

print("Updated Tuple = ",mytuple)


List (from Tuple) = ['ronaldo', 'messi', 'neymar', 'maradona']
Updated List = ['Zidane ', 'Beckham', 'Rooney', 'maradona']
Updated Tuple = ('Zidane ', 'Beckham', 'Rooney', 'maradona')

Get the total length of the Tuple

To get the total length of Tuple in Python, use the len() method:

#tuple1
mytuple1 = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200);
print("Tuple1 = ",mytuple1)
print("Tuple1 Length = ",len(mytuple1))

#tuple2
mytuple2 = (300, 450, 500);

#tuple3
mytuple3 = (650, 800, 1000);

print("Joining two tuples = ",mytuple1 + mytuple2)
print("Joining three tuples = ",mytuple1 + mytuple2 + mytuple3)


Tuple1 = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200)
Tuple1 Length = 5
Tuple2 = (300, 450, 500)
Tuple2 Length = 3
Tuple3 = (650, 800, 1000)
p ( , , )
Tuple3 Length = 3
Joining two tuples = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200, 300, 450, 500)
Joining three tuples = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200, 300, 450, 500, 650, 800, 1000)

Concatenate two Python tuples

Let us see how to concatenate two/three tuples in Python:

#Tuple1
mytuple1 = (10, 20, 50, 100)
print(mytuple1)

#Tuple2
mytuple2 = ("Ronaldo","Neymar")
print(mytuple2)

#Tuple3
mytuple3 = (5.7,8.9)
print(mytuple3)

#Concatenate
print(mytuple1 + mytuple2)

#Concatenate
print(mytuple1 + mytuple2 + mytuple3)


(10, 20, 50, 100)
('Ronaldo', 'Neymar')
(5.7, 8.9)
(10, 20, 50, 100, 'Ronaldo', 'Neymar')
(10, 20, 50, 100, 'Ronaldo', 'Neymar', 5.7, 8.9)

Get maximum value from Tuple

To get the maximum value from Tuple use the max():
To get the maximum value from Tuple, use the max():

mytuple = (150, 100, 350, 800, 500)
print (max(mytuple));


800

Get minimum value from Tuple

To get the minimum value from Tuple, use the min():

mytuple1 = (150, 100, 350, 800, 500)
print (min(mytuple1));

mytuple2 = (5.9, 7.9, 1.2, 5.8, 9.9, 6.3)
print (min(mytuple2));


100
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Convert List into Tuple

To convert List into Tuple, use the tuple(list) method and set list as the parameter. Let us see an example:

mylist = ["Neymar", "Messi", 3.5, 50]
print ("List = ", mylist)
print ( List , mylist)

mytuple = tuple(mylist)

print ("Tuple = ", mytuple)


List = ['Neymar', 'Messi', 3.5, 50]
Tuple = ('Neymar', 'Messi', 3.5, 50)

Delete items from Tuple

Since Tuple is immutable i.e., we cannot modify/update/delete items from Tuple. However, we can delete
items using the del keyword:

mytuple = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200);
del mytuple

#error will occur since we deleted the Tuple above
print(mytuple)

The output is as follows displaying error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File "./prog.py", line 4, in <module>
NameError: name 'mytuple' is not defined

Join two or more Python Tuples

The + operator is used to join two or more tuples in Python:

#tuple1
mytuple1 = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200);

#tuple2
mytuple2 = (300, 450, 500);

#tuple3
mytuple3 = (650, 800, 1000);

print("Joining two tuples = ",mytuple1 + mytuple2)
print("Joining three tuples = ",mytuple1 + mytuple2 + mytuple3)


Joining two tuples = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200, 300, 450, 500)
Joining three tuples = (20, 40, 80, 150, 200, 300, 450, 500, 650, 800, 1000)

In this tutorial, we saw what are Tuples in Python. How Tuples are different from Lists in Python? We also
saw different operations on Tuples.
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3/5/22, 10:57 AM Python Tuples Tutorial with Examples - Studyopedia

Python Tuples Tutorial with Examples

Tuple vs Lists: Difference between Tuple and Lists in Python

How to create a Tuple?

The output is as follows:

Create empty Tuple in Python

The output is as follows:

Let us now move further and perform operations on Python Tuples.

How to access values in Tuple?

Let us see an example to access values in Tuple:

The output is as follows:

Check existence of an item in a Python Tuple

The output is as follows:

Indexing in Python Tuples

Fetch a specific element with indexing in Tuples

Let us now see an example to fetch a specific element:

The output is as follows:

Negative indexing in Tuples

The output is as follows:

The output is as follows:

Range of negative indexes

Let us now see an example and set range of negative indexes:

The output is as follows:

Can we update Tuple values?

The output is as follows:

Get the total length of the Tuple

The output is as follows:

Concatenate two Python tuples

The output is as follows:

Get maximum value from Tuple

The output is as follows:

Get minimum value from Tuple

The output is as follows:

Convert List into Tuple

The output is as follows:

Delete items from Tuple

The output is as follows displaying error:

Join two or more Python Tuples

The output is as follows:

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