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Tuples

 Tuples
 Tuples are used to store multiple items in a single
variable.
 Tuple is one of 4 built-in data types in Python used
to store collections of data
 A tuple is a collection which is ordered and
unchangeable.
 Tuples are written with round brackets.
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 Creating Tuples
 Tuples can be created using ()
 thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
print(thistuple)
• Tuple Items
– Tuple items are ordered, unchangeable, and allow
duplicate values.
– Tuple items are indexed, the first item has index [0],
the second item has index [1] etc.
Tuples
 Characteristics
 Ordered
 When we say that tuples are ordered, it means that the
items have a defined order, and that order will not
change.
 Unchangeable
 Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that we cannot
change, add or remove items after the tuple has been
created.
 Allow duplicates
 Since tuples are indexed, they can have items with the
same value:
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• Tuple Length
 To determine how many items a tuple has, use
the len() function
 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.
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• Example
thistuple = ("apple",)
print(type(thistuple))

#NOT a tuple

thistuple = ("apple")
print(type(thistuple))
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• 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)
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• How to Access Items From a Tuple
• We can access a tuple’s elements by referring to the index
number. Remember that the index in a Python tuple starts
from ‘0’.
• To access elements in a tuple, we provide the index (as
integer) inside the square brackets ( [ ] )
• To access the elements from the end of the tuple, we use
negative indexing. So, -1 means the last element, -2 the
second last element, and so on.
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• How to Access Items From a Tuple
• We can also access the elements from a specific
range.
– Syntax: tuple_name[starting index : ending index]
• Remember that the first item is position 0.
– Note: The search will start at index 0 (included) and
end at index 4 (not included)
– If we leave out the starting value, the range will
begin from 0th index.

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