list vs tuple

deadmeat root at [127.0.0.1]
Mon Apr 2 05:20:14 EDT 2001


> They're called lists, not arrays.

So what other term applies to tuples and lists?  They're both arrays, given
a Pythonic twist.

ar·ray (-r)
v. tr. ar·rayed, ar·ray·ing, ar·rays.
    1.. To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement:
arrayed the whole regiment on the parade ground.
    2.. To dress in finery; adorn.
n.
    1.. An orderly, often imposing arrangement: an array of royal jewels.
    2.. An impressively large number, as of persons or objects: an array of
heavily armed troops; an array of spare parts. See Synonyms at display.
    3.. Splendid attire; finery.
    4.. Mathematics.
      1.. A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in
a matrix.
      2.. Numerical data linearly ordered by magnitude.
    5.. Computer Science. An arrangement of memory elements in one or
several planes.



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