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Python Tuples

A tuple is another sequence data type that is similar to the list.

A tuple consists of a number of values separated by commas.

Unlike lists, however, tuples are enclosed within parentheses.

The main differences between lists and tuples are:

Lists are enclosed in brackets ( [ ] ) and their elements and size can be
changed, while tuples are enclosed in parentheses ( ( ) ) and cannot be
updated.

Tuples can be thought of as read-only lists


Tuple Items
Tuple items are ordered, unchangeable, and allow
duplicate values.
You cannot delete or add elements in a tuple, once it is
created.

Tuple items are indexed, the first item has index


[0], the second item has index [1] etc.
Allow Duplicates
Since tuples are indexed, they can have items with the same
value:

Example
Tuples allow duplicate values:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry",


"apple", "cherry")
print(thistuple)
Create Tuple With One Item
To create a tuple with only one item, you have to
add a comma after the item, otherwise Python
will not recognize it as a tuple.

Example
One item tuple, remember the comma:
thistuple = ("apple",)
print(type(thistuple))
#NOT a tuple
thistuple = ("apple")
print(type(thistuple))
Tuple Items - Data Types
Tuple items can be of any data type:

Example
String, int and boolean data types:

tuple1 = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


tuple2 = (1, 5, 7, 9, 3)
tuple3 = (True, False, False)
Tuple4=(1,”apple”,2,”banana”)
A tuple can contain different data types:

Example
A tuple with strings, integers and boolean
values:

tuple1 = ("abc", 34, True, 40, "male")


Access Tuple Items
You can access tuple items by referring to the
index number, inside square brackets:

Example
Print the second item in the tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


print(thistuple[1])
Check if Item Exists
To determine if a specified item is present
in a tuple use the in keyword:

Example
Check if "apple" is present in the tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


if "apple" in thistuple:
print("Yes, 'apple' is in the fruits tuple")
Negative Indexing
Negative indexing means start from the end.

-1 refers to the last item, -2 refers to the second


last item etc.

Example
Print the last item of the tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


print(thistuple[-1])
Range of Indexes
You can specify a range of indexes by specifying where to
start and where to end the range.
When specifying a range, the return value will be a new
tuple with the specified items.

Example
Return the third, fourth, and fifth item:

thistuple =
("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "kiwi", "mel
on", "mango")
print(thistuple[2:5])
indexing
thistuple =
("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange",
"kiwi", "melon", "mango")
print(thistuple[:4])

thistuple =
("apple", "banana", "cherry", "orange", "
kiwi", "melon", "mango")
print(thistuple[2:])
Python - Update Tuples
Change Tuple Values

Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values. Tuples


are unchangeable, or immutable as it also is called.
But there is a workaround. You can convert the tuple into a list,
change the list, and convert the list back into a tuple.

Example
Convert the tuple into a list to be able to change it:
x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(x)
y[1] = "kiwi"
x = tuple(y)
print(x)
Add Items
Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a build-in append()
method, but there are other ways to add items to a tuple.

1. Convert into a list: Just like the workaround for changing a


tuple, you can convert it into a list, add your item(s), and convert it
back into a tuple.

Example
Convert the tuple into a list, add "orange", and convert it back into
a tuple:
thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(thistuple)
y.append("orange")
thistuple = tuple(y)
Add tuple to a tuple. You are allowed to add tuples to
tuples, so if you want to add one item, (or many), create
a new tuple with the item(s), and add it to the existing
tuple:
Example
Create a new tuple with the value "orange", and add that
tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


y = ("orange",)
thistuple += y

print(thistuple)
Remove Items
Tuples are unchangeable, so you cannot remove items
from it, but you can use the same workaround as we used
for changing and adding tuple items:

Example
Convert the tuple into a list, remove "apple", and convert
it back into a tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


y = list(thistuple)
y.remove("apple")
thistuple = tuple(y)
The del keyword can delete the tuple completely:
thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
del thistuple
print(thistuple)
Unpacking a tuple:
we are also allowed to extract the values
back into variables. This is called
"unpacking":

Unpacking a tuple:
fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")

(green, yellow, red) = fruits

print(green)
print(yellow)
print(red)
Packing a tuple:
fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
Join Two Tuples
To join two or more tuples you can use the +
operator:

Example
Join two tuples:

tuple1 = ("a", "b" , "c")


tuple2 = (1, 2, 3)

tuple3 = tuple1 + tuple2


print(tuple3)
Multiply Tuples
If you want to multiply the content of a tuple
a given number of times, you can use the *
operator:

Example
Multiply the fruits tuple by 2:

fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


mytuple = fruits * 2

print(mytuple)
Python - Tuple Methods
Tuple Methods
Python has two built-in methods that you can use on tuples.

Method Description
count() Returns the number of times a
specified value occurs in a tuple
index() Searches the tuple for a specified
value and returns the position of where it was
found
Change Tuple Values
Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values.
Tuples are unchangeable, or immutable as it also is called.

But there is a workaround. You can convert the tuple into a


list, change the list, and convert the list back into a tuple.

Example
Convert the tuple into a list to be able to change it:

x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


y = list(x)
y[1] = "kiwi"
x = tuple(y)
print(x)
Add Items
Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a build-in
append() method, but there are other ways to add items to
a tuple.
1. Convert into a list: Just like the workaround for
changing a tuple, you can convert it into a list, add your
item(s), and convert it back into a tuple.
Example
Convert the tuple into a list, add "orange", and convert it
back into a tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


y = list(thistuple)
y.append("orange")
thistuple = tuple(y)
Remove Items

Tuples are unchangeable, so you cannot remove items


from it, but you can use the same workaround as we used
for changing and adding tuple items:

Example
Convert the tuple into a list, remove "apple", and convert
it back into a tuple:

thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


y = list(thistuple)
y.remove("apple")
thistuple = tuple(y)
Unpacking a Tuple
When we create a tuple, we normally assign values to it.
This is called "packing" a tuple:
Example
Packing a tuple:
fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
But, in Python, we are also allowed to extract the values
back into variables. This is called "unpacking":
Example
Unpacking a tuple:

fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")


(green, yellow, red) = fruits

print(green)
print(yellow)
print(red)

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