Grade 09 - Topic 02 – Programming and Development

NOTE - PART I

Data Structures in Python

❖ Python supports many data types including:
1. Single Values → Variables.
2. Multiple Values:
i. Records (known as Tuples in Python).
ii. Single-Dimensional Arrays (known as Lists in Python).
❖ Since we already know how to work with variables, let’s look at Tuples and Lists.

Tuples in Python
❖ A tuple in Python is the representation of a record data structure we discussed in Topic 01.
❖ We can store a collection of items as a tuples in Python.
❖ Those items can be of multiple types.
o Syntax:

o Examples:

❖ Following illustration shows how Python tuple items are saved in main memory.

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❖ We can use index numbers (indices) to access a value(s) of a tuple.

o To access a single item (place) of a tuple:

▪ Examples:

➢ However, if you try to access an index number that do not exist in the specified tuple,
following error will occur:

o To access a subset of a list:

▪ Examples:

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➢ However, if you try to access an index number that do not exist in the specified tuple, there
will not be an error:

Lists in Python
❖ A list in Python is the representation of array data structure we discussed in Topic 01.
❖ We can store a collection of items as a list in Python, just like in tuples.
❖ Those items can be of multiple types, just like in tuples.
o Syntax:

o Examples:

❖ Following illustration shows how Python tuple items are saved in main memory.

❖ We can use index numbers (indices) to access a value(s) of a list.

o To access a single item (place) of a list:

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▪ Examples:

➢ However, if you try to access an index number that do not exist in the specified list,
following error will occur:

o To access a subset of a list:

▪ Examples:

➢ However, if you try to access an index number that do not exist in the specified tuple, there
will not be an error:

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