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Tuples Datatype

It is a collection of homogenous and heterogeneous elements. 

  • Elements can be any 9 datatypes of Python.
  • It is a ‘ , ’ separated data types. Elements are separated by ‘ , ’ .
  • It is immutable type ( non-modifiable ).
  • It is sequential data type, that is ordered.
  • Indexing and Slicing can be done.
  • To find the length of tuple we use len( ) .

 

Creating Tuples:

Tuples can be created by placing a comma-separated sequence of elements within parentheses.

Examples:

# Empty tuple
empty_tuple = ()
# Tuple of integers
int_tuple = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
# Tuple of strings
string_tuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
# Tuple of mixed data types
mixed_tuple = (1, "apple", 3.14, True)
# Tuple without parentheses (tuple packing)
packed_tuple = 1, "apple", 3.14, True
# Single element tuple (note the comma)
single_element_tuple = (5,)

 

Indexing Tuple Elements:

Elements in a tuple are accessed using indexing, with the first element at index 0. Negative indexing is also supported, with -1 being the last element.

Examples:

fruits = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
print(fruits[0])  # Output: apple
print(fruits[1])  # Output: banana
print(fruits[-1]) # Output: cherry

 

Slicing Tuples:

You can extract a portion of a tuple using slicing, which creates a new tuple containing the desired elements.

Examples:

numbers = (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
print(numbers[2:5])  # Output: (2, 3, 4)
print(numbers[:3])   # Output: (0, 1, 2)
print(numbers[5:])   # Output: (5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
print(numbers[-3:])  # Output: (7, 8, 9)
print(numbers[::2])  # Output: (0, 2, 4, 6, 8) (step slicing)
 

Tuple Operations

Concatenation and Repetition:

You can concatenate tuples using the + operator and repeat tuples using the * operator.

Examples:

tuple1 = (1, 2, 3)
tuple2 = (4, 5, 6)
# Concatenation
concat_tuple = tuple1 + tuple2
print(concat_tuple)  # Output: (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
# Repetition
repeated_tuple = tuple1 * 3
print(repeated_tuple)  # Output: (1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3)
 

Tuple Methods:

Tuples support only two built-in methods: count() and index().

Examples:

numbers = (1, 2, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5)
# Count the occurrences of an element
count_of_twos = numbers.count(2)
print(count_of_twos)  # Output: 3
# Find the index of the first occurrence of an element
index_of_four = numbers.index(4)
print(index_of_four)  # Output: 4

 

Tuple Unpacking:

Tuple unpacking allows you to assign each element of a tuple to a variable.

Examples:

# Basic unpacking
point = (10, 20)
x, y = point
print(x)  # Output: 10
print(y)  # Output: 20
# Unpacking with mixed types
person = ("Alice", 30, "Engineer")
name, age, profession = person
print(name)        # Output: Alice
print(age)         # Output: 30
print(profession)  # Output: Engineer
# Using * to unpack remaining elements
numbers = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
a, b, *rest = numbers
print(a)    # Output: 1
print(b)    # Output: 2
print(rest) # Output: [3, 4, 5]
 

Nesting Tuples:

Tuples can contain other tuples (or any other data type) as elements, creating nested structures.

Examples:

nested_tuple = ((1, 2), (3, 4), (5, 6))
print(nested_tuple[0])       # Output: (1, 2)
print(nested_tuple[1][1])    # Output: 4
 
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