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UNIVERSITY OF LUSAKA

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

LECTURE~UNIT 5: Python – Lists And Tuples 1


NAME: Longwani C Perry (Mr.)
CONTACT: +260 966589151
§ Lists:
§ - Ordered, mutable collections of items
§ - Can contain elements of different data types
§ - Defined using square brackets []
§ - Example: my_list = [1, 'hello', 3.5]

§ Tuples:
§ - Ordered, immutable collections of items
§ - Can contain elements of different data types
§ - Defined using parentheses ()
§ - Example: my_tuple = (1, 'hello', 3.5)
§ Use lists for collections of items that can change.
§ Examples: To-do lists, collections of user inputs.
§ Use tuples for collections of items that should not change.
§ Examples: Coordinate pairs, configuration settings.
§ Accessing Elements:
§ - Using indices: my_list[0] returns the first element
§ - Negative indices: my_list[-1] returns the last element

§ Modifying Elements:

§ - Assigning a new value: my_list[1] = 'world'


§ - Appending elements: my_list.append('new_item')
§ - Removing elements: my_list.remove('hello')
§ Methods:
§ - append(item): Adds an item to the end of the list
§ - extend(iterable): Adds elements from an iterable to the end of the list
§ - insert(index, item): Inserts an item at a specified index
§ - remove(item): Removes the first occurrence of an item
§ - pop(index): Removes and returns the item at the specified index
§ - sort(): Sorts the list in ascending order
§ - reverse(): Reverses the order of the list

§ Operations:
§ - Concatenation: list1 + list2
§ - Repetition: list1 * 3
§ - Membership test: 'item' in list1
§ Creating an empty list: my_list = []
§ Creating a list with elements: my_list = [1, 2, 3]
§ Using list comprehensions: squares = [x**2 for x in range(10)]
§ Creating an empty tuple: my_tuple = ()
§ Creating a tuple with elements: my_tuple = (1, 2, 3)
§ Single element tuple: single_element = (1,)
§ Lists within lists: nested_list = [[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6]]
§ Tuples within tuples: nested_tuple = ((1, 2), (3, 4))
§ Mixed nesting: mixed = [1, (2, 3), [4, 5]]
§ Slicing syntax: list[start:end:step]
§ Examples:
§ my_list[1:3]

§ my_list[:2]
§ my_list[::2]
§ Slicing syntax: tuple[start:end:step]
§ Examples:
§ my_tuple[1:3]

§ my_tuple[:2]
§ my_tuple[::2]
§ Positive indexing: my_list[0]
§ Negative indexing: my_list[-1]
§ Positive indexing: my_tuple[0]
§ Negative indexing: my_tuple[-1]
§ Basic syntax: [expression for item in iterable]
§ Example: squares = [x**2 for x in range(10)]
§ Conditional comprehensions: [x for x in range(10) if x % 2 == 0]
§ Finding length: len(my_list)
§ Summing elements: sum(my_list)
§ Checking membership: 'a' in my_list
§ Finding length: len(my_tuple)
§ Summing elements: sum(my_tuple)
§ Checking membership: 'a' in my_tuple
§ Using a for loop: for item in my_list:
§ Using enumerate: for index, item in enumerate(my_list):
§ Using a for loop: for item in my_tuple:
§ Using enumerate: for index, item in enumerate(my_tuple):
§ append(item): Adds a single item to the end.
§ extend(iterable): Adds elements from an iterable to the end.
§ insert(index, item): Inserts an item at a specified index.
§ remove(item): Removes the first occurrence of an item.
§ pop(index): Removes and returns the item at the specified index.
§ clear(): Removes all items from the list.
§ sort(): Sorts the list in ascending order.
§ reverse(): Reverses the order of the list.
§ Once created, tuple elements cannot be changed.
§ To change elements, create a new tuple.
§ Converting list to tuple: tuple(my_list)
§ Converting tuple to list: list(my_tuple)
§ - Lists and tuples are fundamental data structures in Python.
§ - Lists are mutable and versatile, while tuples are immutable and suitable for fixed
collections.
§ - Understanding how to access, modify, and utilize list methods and operations is
crucial for efficient programming.
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