Question

Differentiate between list and tuples. class 12

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Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The main difference between lists and a tuples is the fact that lists are mutable whereas tuples are immutable.

What does that even mean, you say?

A mutable data type means that a python object of this type can be modified.

An immutable object can’t.

Let’s see what this means in action.

Let’s create a list and assign it to a variable.

>>> a = ["apples", "bananas", "oranges"]

Now let’s see what happens when we try to modify the first item of the list.

Let’s change “apples” to “berries”.

>>> a[0] = "berries"

>>> a

['berries', 'bananas', 'oranges']

Perfect! the first item of a has changed.

Now what if we want to try the same thing with a tuple instead of a list? Let’s see.

>>> a = ("apples", "bananas", "oranges")

>>> a[0] = "berries"

Traceback (most recent call last):

 File "", line 1, in  

TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment

We get an error saying that a tuple object doesn’t support item assignment.

The reason we get this error is because tuple objects, unlike lists, are immutable which means you can’t modify a tuple object after it’s created.

But you might be thinking, Karim, my man, I know you say you can’t do assignment the way you wrote it but how about this? Doesn’t the following code modify a?

>>> a = ("apples", "bananas", "oranges")

>>> a = ("berries", "bananas", "oranges")

>>> a

('berries', 'bananas', 'oranges')

Fair question!

Let’s see, are we actually modifying the first item in tuple a with the code above?

The answer is No, absolutely not.

To know why, you first have to understand the difference between a variable and a python object.

Answer 2

Answer:

values of List can be changed but tuples cannot

Explanation: