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# tuples are immutable sequences notated as ()
a = (1, 2, 3)
len(a)


    

    
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3

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('fish', 3)


    

    
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('fish', 3)

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# a tuple can contain any kind of object, including other tuples
t = (4, ('fish',7), True)
t[1]


    

    
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('fish', 7)

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# tuples support indexing (and slicing, which we will see later)


    

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# tuples support "in"
t = ('a', 'b', 'c')
'a' in t


    

    
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True

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-77 in t


    

    
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False

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# tuples are used for multiple assignment
a = 'me'
b = 'you'
c = 'them'

(a, b, c) = ('me', 'you', 'them')


    

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# or just
a, b, c = ('me', 'you', 'them')
c


    

    
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'them'