Understanding Python Tuples

Tuples are a core data structure in Python. They let you store an ordered sequence of items. For example, a tuple may be used to store a list of employee names. You could use a tuple to store a list of ice cream flavors stocked at an ice cream shop. A tuple is a comma-separated sequence of items. This sequence is surrounded by parenthesis (). Let’s create a tuple:

this_tuple = ('Chocolate', 'Vanilla', 'Mint', 'Strawberry', 'Choc-Chip')

The code above returns:

('Chocolate', 'Vanilla', 'Mint', 'Strawberry', 'Choc-Chip')

Features of Tuple

1. Tuples are used to store multiple items in a single variable.

2. Tuple is one of 4 built-in data types in Python used to store collections of data, the other 3 are List, Set, and Dictionary, all with different qualities and usage.

3. A tuple is a collection which is ordered and unchangeable.

4. Tuples are written with round bracket.

Tuple Items:

Individual values in a tuple are called items. The following are features of tuple items.

1. Tuple items are ordered: When we say that tuples are ordered, it means that the items have a defined order, and that order will not change.

2. Unchangeable: meaning that we cannot change, add or remove items after the tuple has been created.

3. Indexing: Tuple items are indexed, the first item has index [0], the second item has index [1] etc.

4. Allow duplicate values: Since tup