Tuples are unchangeable, meaning that you cannot change, add, or remove items once the tuple is created.
But there are some workarounds.
Change Tuple Values
Once a tuple is created, you cannot change its values. Tuples are unchangeable , or immutable as it also is called.
But there is a workaround. You can convert the tuple into a list, change the list, and convert the list back into a tuple.
Example
x = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(x)
y[1] = "kiwi"
x =
tuple(y)
print(x)Add Items
Since tuples are immutable, they do not have a built-in append() method, but there are other ways to add items to a tuple.
- Convert into a list : Just like the workaround for changing a tuple, you can convert it into a list, add your item(s), and convert it back into a tuple.
Example
thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(thistuple)
y.append("orange")
thistuple =
tuple(y)- Add tuple to a tuple . You are allowed to add tuples to tuples, so if you want to add one item, (or many), create a new tuple with the item(s), and add it to the existing tuple:
Example
thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = ("orange",)
thistuple += y
print(thistuple)Note
When creating a tuple with only one item, remember to include a comma after the item, otherwise it will not be identified as a tuple.
Remove Items
Note
You cannot remove items in a tuple.
Tuples are unchangeable , so you cannot remove items from it, but you can use the same workaround as we used for changing and adding tuple items:
Example
thistuple = ("apple", "banana", "cherry")
y = list(thistuple)
y.remove("apple")
thistuple =
tuple(y)Or you can delete the tuple completely:
del