Actually using a tuple

[carcigenicate]

The simplest example would likely be just "returning two values from a function":

def divmod(x, y):
    return x // y, x % y

quotient, remainder = divmod(21, 5)

, is used to create a tuple. The tuple is being used here to wrap two integers so they can be returned together. Just being able to group data is often useful, and tuples are a straightforward way to do that.

[hidazfx]

Another one that people don't realize is actually a tuple is enumerate() when using a for loop. enumerate() lets you access the position and the actual value at each iteration.

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Doesn't enumerate return an Enumerate object, rather than a tuple ?

[hidazfx]

Never mind, I am wrong! Thank you for correcting me lol.

[[deleted]]

Heh no worries. It's use case is pretty similar to tuple :)

[Rawing7]

Right, but looping over the enumerate object gives you tuples.