In article <64af70e3-6876-4fbf-8386-330d2f487...@googlegroups.com>, Sam <lightai...@gmail.com> wrote:
> My understanding of Python tuples is that they are like immutable lists. If > this is the cause, why can't we replace tuples with lists all the time (just > don't reassign the lists)? Correct me if I am wrong. There are many tasks for which either a list or a tuple would work fine. But, not all. Basically: If you need something which is hashable (i.e. to be used as a dictionary key), you need to use a tuple. If you need something which you can mutate (say, to accumulate items as you go through a loop), then you need to use a list. Beyond that, you get into religious territory. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
