The only differences are that tuples are immutable and that lists have extra methods.
Is there ever a strong need for list-type data to be immutable? Evough to justify a whole extra data-type in the language?
Should they release a python 4 with it removed?
The only thing I can think of is as a default function parameter. This function is okay:
def dothings(a=(1,2)):
print(a)
a = (a[0], 3)
But this function misbehaves the second time it is called:
def dothings(a=[1,2]):
print(a)
a[1] = 3
But IMO the “mutable arguments” thing is another bug to be fixed in a hypothetical python 4. And even in python 3 you just write the function the recommended way, so there is not such a big problem.
def dothings(a=None):
if a is None:
a = [1, 2]
print(a)
a[1] = 3
The Python devs are clever guys though. There must be some really important reason to maintain both types?
No lol
TBH I’m building up to a longer post, where I describe the (IMO) single major flaw in python, and how to fix it, and that this fix is not backward-compatible and justifies a new version number.
Ah OK. Sorry for being an ass. I thought you were new to programming and dunning-kruger’d into a hasty opinion. Sorry for presuming.