list vs tuple

[Simon Brunning]

> From:	deadmeat [SMTP:root@[127.0.0.1]]
> Whats the practical difference between a list[] and a tuple() ?
> 
> A tuple seems to be a very basic list, so unless it's faster, what's the
> point of it?
 
Off the top of my head - A tuple is immutable, and therefore hashable, and
therefore can be used as a key to a dictionary. I'm sure that there are
other things...

Cheers,
Simon Brunning
TriSystems Ltd.
sbrunning at trisystems.co.uk





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