Add tuples.py to demonstrate tuple operations and immutability in Python

Wcoder547 · Wcoder547 · commit 5bbef29d8eb2 · 2025-07-03T10:41:28.000+05:00
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+# ✅ Major difference between list and tuple: mutability
+# - Lists are mutable (can be modified)
+# - Tuples are immutable (cannot be modified)
+
+tea_types = ("Black tea", "Green", "Oolong")
+print("Original tuple:", tea_types)
+print("First tea type:", tea_types[0])
+
+# ❌ This line will cause a TypeError because tuples are immutable
+# tea_types[0] = "change"  # Uncommenting this will raise: TypeError
+
+# You can still find length
+print("Length of tuple:", len(tea_types))
+
+# Tuples can be concatenated to make new tuples
+more_tea = ("Herbal", "Earl Grey")
+all_tea = more_tea + tea_types
+print("Concatenated tuple:", all_tea)
+
+# Tuple type check
+print("Type of tea_types:", type(tea_types))  # <class 'tuple'>
+
+# ✅ Additional add-ons:
+# ✅ Tuples can contain mixed data types
+mixed_tuple = ("Masala", 2, True)
+print("Mixed data tuple:", mixed_tuple)
+
+# ✅ You can nest tuples
+nested_tuple = (("green", "black"), ("hot", "cold"))
+print("Nested tuple:", nested_tuple)
+
+# ✅ You can iterate over a tuple just like a list
+for tea in tea_types:
+    print("Tea variety:", tea)
+
+# ✅ You can convert tuple -> list to modify it
+tea_list = list(tea_types)
+tea_list[0] = "Changed tea"
+print("Modified list version of tuple:", tea_list)
+
+# ✅ Then convert back to tuple if needed
+tea_types = tuple(tea_list)
+print("Reconverted to tuple:", tea_types)
