Python.

Question

What is the difference in list and tuples in python?

Answer 1

Lists are mutable(items can be changed after a list has been created).

Tuples are immutable(items can NOT be changed after a tuple has been created).

Example:

# list
my_list = ["Python", "C", "Java"]
my_list[1] = "C++" # valid

# tuple
my_tuple = ("Python", "C", "Java")
my_tuple[2] = "Kotlin" # TypeError: "tuple" object does not support item assignment

Answer 2

Tanvi Saxena ,

besides of what Afnan Irtesum Chowdhury mentioned, tuples are slightly faster in searching and lookup. this is due to how tuples and lists are stored in memory.

> tuples uses a continuous memory block.

> lists store pointers to list objects.

Answer 3

if you're going to modify it, use list. otherwise, use tuples. tuples are more memory efficient. they use less memory and are faster to access than lists.

Answer 4

Brian James ,

read my post above...

Answer 5

While lists are mutable, tuples are inmutable. Besides, lists in Python are created with square brackets [], and tuples with normal brackets (). However, the concept of both is the same, it's like creating kind of a variable but with some elements inside it.

Both of them are ordered, and you can use indexation in order to access to determined elements in the list or tuple.

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