"Neil Cerutti" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 2007-05-22, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> Aside from the hashing issue, there is nothing that a tuple can do
> >> that can't be done as well or better by a list.
> >
> > There a
"Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Duncan Booth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> > Aside from the hashing issue, there is nothing that a tuple can do
>> > that can't be done as well or better by a list.
>>
>> There are a few oth
"Duncan Booth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Aside from the hashing issue, there is nothing that a tuple can do
> > that can't be done as well or better by a list.
>
> There are a few other cases where you have to use a tuple, for example in
Neil Cerutti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>I use tuples simply because of their mellifluous appellation.
+1 QOTW.
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On 2007-05-22, Duncan Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> "Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> Aside from the hashing issue, there is nothing that a tuple can do
>> that can't be done as well or better by a list.
>
> There are a few other cases where you have to use a tuple, for
> ex
"Hendrik van Rooyen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Aside from the hashing issue, there is nothing that a tuple can do
> that can't be done as well or better by a list.
There are a few other cases where you have to use a tuple, for example in a
try..except statement the exception specification mus
"Szabolcs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was wondering about why are there both tuples and lists? Is there
> anything I can do with a tuple that I cannot do with a list?
>
> In what circumstances is it advantageous to use tuples instead of lists?
> Is there a difference in performance?
>
>
Szabolcs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Thanks for all the replies!
>
> Phoe6 wrote:
>> 1) Return values from a function. When you return multiple values
>> from a function. You store them as a tuple and access them
>> individually rather then in the list, which bear the danger of being
>> modifie
Thanks for all the replies!
Phoe6 wrote:
> 1) Return values from a function. When you return multiple values
> from a function. You store them as a tuple and access them
> individually rather then in the list, which bear the danger of being
> modified.
> Look up the standard library itself and yo
On May 21, 4:48 pm, Szabolcs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> In what circumstances is it advantageous to use tuples instead of lists?
> Is there a difference in performance?
>
As you should not, tuples are immutable while lists are mutable. You
can think of all the scenarios where immutable datatype
Szabolcs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
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> I was wondering about why are there both tuples and lists? Is
> there anything I can do with a tuple that I cannot do with a
> list?
>
> In what circumstances is it advantageous to use tuples instead
> of lists? Is there a diffe
Szabolcs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I was wondering about why are there both tuples and lists? Is there
> anything I can do with a tuple that I cannot do with a list?
>
> In what circumstances is it advantageous to use tuples instead of lists?
> Is there a difference in performance?
>
> I
I was wondering about why are there both tuples and lists? Is there
anything I can do with a tuple that I cannot do with a list?
In what circumstances is it advantageous to use tuples instead of lists?
Is there a difference in performance?
I am still learning Python, so please be gentle ...
Sz
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