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Tuple Unpacking
Unpacking allows you to assign the individual elements of a tuple (or list) to multiple variables in a single line of code.
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coordinates = (10, 20)x, y = coordinatesprint(x)print(y)
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x, y = coordinates
Assigns 10 to x and 20 to y by 'unpacking' the tuple.
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print(x)
Outputs the value stored in variable x.