I get asked this from time to time, so for the fun of it, I’ll post this:
Tuples are immutable lists in python (and other languages). Very lightweight, unchangable arrays. They are used for storing multiple values in one variable (usually a fixed number of values).
x = (1, 2, 3, 'abc')
x[0]
-> 1
x[1]
-> 2
x[2]
-> 3
x[3]
-> abc
x["bob"]
-> TypeError: tuple indices must be integers, not str
Tuples are immutable lists in python (and other languages). Very lightweight, unchangable arrays.
x = (1,2,3)
x[0] == 1
x[1] == 2
x[2] == 3
x["bob"] == “tuple indices must be integers”
A common example is storing x,y coordinances. You could use a tuple for that:
point = (12,38)
Python can unpack tuples also.
x,y = (12,38)
x -> 12
y -> 38
Enjoy.
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