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Lesson 10. Tuple objects: sequences of any kind of object

After reading lesson 10, you’ll be able to

• Create a sequence of any kind of object by using a tuple
• Do a few operations on tuple objects
• Swap variable values by using tuples

Suppose I give you the simple task of keeping track of your favorite superhero characters. Let’s say you have three: Spiderman, Batman, and Superman.

Using what you know so far, you could try to create a string containing every one of these names, separated by a space, like so: "Spiderman Batman Superman". Using the commands you learned in lessons 7 and 8, you’d be able, with a little effort and care, to keep track of indices in the string and extract each name as needed.

But what if you kept full names in the string, ...