A tuple is a comma separated sequence of items. The sequence can be optionally put inside parentheses.
>>> t1=(1, "Ravi", 23, 546) >>> t1 (1, 'Ravi', 23, 546) >>> type(t1) <class 'tuple'> >>> t1=1, "Ravi", 23, 546 >>> t1 (1, 'Ravi', 23, 546) >>> type(t1) <class 'tuple'>
Parentheses are essential if a null tuple or tuple with one element has to be created
>>> a=() >>> a () >>> type(a) <class 'tuple'> >>> a=(1,) >>> a (1,) >>> type(a) <class 'tuple'>