New submission from Zachary Ware <zachary.w...@gmail.com>: I was looking through the documentation source files for things I might be able to fix, and stumbled across "XXX Add a bit on the difference between tuples and lists." in Doc\tutorial\datastructures.rst. So I took a stab at adding some prose to address that comment, reproduced here:
""" Though tuples may seem very similar to lists, their immutability makes them ideal for fundamentally different usage. In typical usage, tuples are a heterogenous structure, whereas lists are a homogenous sequence. This tends to mean that, in general, tuples are used as a cohesive unit while lists are used one member at a time. """ Have I missed anything important (like the whole point) or is there anything I could phrase better? Should this be applied to the tutorials of previous versions? ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation files: tuple vs list.patch keywords: patch messages: 160982 nosy: docs@python, zach.ware priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: Tutorial: Add a bit on the difference between tuples and lists type: enhancement versions: Python 3.3 Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file25627/tuple vs list.patch _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue14840> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
