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Unpacking Values from a Tuple
Tuple unpacking allows you to assign each item in a tuple (or list) to a separate variable in one single line of code.
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coordinates = (5, 12)x, y = coordinatesprint(x)print(y)
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coordinates = (5, 12)
Creates a tuple containing two integers.
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x, y = coordinates
Assigns the first value to x and the second value to y simultaneously.