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Update Tuples

Learn all about Update Tuples in this comprehensive tutorial.

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  • Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that you cannot change, add, or remove items once the tuple is created.
  • Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values.
  • Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a built-in append() method, but there are other ways to add items to a tuple.
  • Tuples are **unchangeable**, so you cannot remove items from it, but you can use the same workaround as we used for changing and adding tuple items:

Introduction

Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that you cannot change, add, or remove items once the tuple is created.

But there are some workarounds.

Change Tuple Values

Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values. Tuples are unchangeable, or immutable as it also is called.

But there is a workaround. You can convert the tuple into a list, change the list, and convert the list back into a tuple.

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Add Items

Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a built-in append() method, but there are other ways to add items to a tuple.

1. Convert into a list: Just like the workaround for changing a tuple, you can convert it into a list, add your item(s), and convert it back into a tuple.

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2. Add tuple to a tuple. You are allowed to add tuples to tuples, so if you want to add one item, (or many), create a new tuple with the item(s), and add it to the existing tuple:

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Note: Note: When creating a tuple with only one item, remember to include a comma after the item, otherwise it will not be identified as a tuple.

Remove Items

Note: Note: You cannot remove items in a tuple.

Tuples are unchangeable, so you cannot remove items from it, but you can use the same workaround as we used for changing and adding tuple items:

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Or you can delete the tuple completely:

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Module quiz

2 questions
1

Which of the following is true about Update Tuples?

2

What is the most common pitfall when working with Update Tuples?

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