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Python Collections Explanation

The document outlines four built-in Python collection types: List, Tuple, Set, and Dictionary, detailing their definitions, properties, and examples. Lists and Tuples are ordered collections, with Lists being mutable and allowing duplicates, while Tuples are immutable. Sets are unordered collections of unique elements, and Dictionaries are unordered collections of key-value pairs, with unique keys and mutable values.

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Python Collections Explanation

The document outlines four built-in Python collection types: List, Tuple, Set, and Dictionary, detailing their definitions, properties, and examples. Lists and Tuples are ordered collections, with Lists being mutable and allowing duplicates, while Tuples are immutable. Sets are unordered collections of unique elements, and Dictionaries are unordered collections of key-value pairs, with unique keys and mutable values.

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Python Collections: List, Tuple, Set, and Dictionary

Python provides several built-in collection types to store and manage data efficiently. The most
commonly used are List, Tuple, Set, and Dictionary. Below are their definitions, properties,
examples, and differences.

1. List
Definition: An ordered, mutable collection that can store duplicate elements.
Syntax: [element1, element2, ...]
Properties:
- Maintains insertion order
- Allows duplicates
- Mutable (can be changed after creation)
Example:
my_list = [10, 20, 30, 20]
print(my_list) # [10, 20, 30, 20]
my_list.append(40)
my_list[1] = 25
print(my_list) # [10, 25, 30, 20, 40]

2. Tuple
Definition: An ordered, immutable collection that can store duplicate elements.
Syntax: (element1, element2, ...)
Properties:
- Maintains insertion order
- Allows duplicates
- Immutable (cannot be changed after creation)
Example:
my_tuple = (10, 20, 30, 20)
print(my_tuple) # (10, 20, 30, 20)
print(my_tuple[2]) # 30

3. Set
Definition: An unordered, mutable collection of unique elements.
Syntax: {element1, element2, ...}
Properties:
- No duplicate elements
- Unordered (no indexing)
- Mutable
Example:
my_set = {10, 20, 30, 20}
print(my_set) # {10, 20, 30}
my_set.add(40)
my_set.remove(20)
print(my_set) # {40, 10, 30}

4. Dictionary
Definition: An unordered collection of key-value pairs.
Syntax: {key1: value1, key2: value2, ...}
Properties:
- Keys must be unique and immutable
- Values can be duplicated
- Maintains insertion order (Python 3.7+)
- Mutable
Example:
my_dict = {"name": "John", "age": 25, "city": "Delhi"}
print(my_dict["name"]) # John
my_dict["age"] = 30
my_dict["country"] = "India"
print(my_dict)

Differences Between List, Tuple, Set, and Dictionary


Feature List Tuple Set Dictionary
Order Ordered Ordered Unordered Ordered (3.7+)
Mutable Yes No Yes Yes
Duplicates Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Keys: No, Values: Yes
Indexing Yes Yes No Keys act as index
Syntax [] () {} {key: value}
Use Case Sequential data Fixed sequence Unique items Key-value mapping

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