Python Tuples – Fill in the Blanks Exercises for Beginners

Practice Python tuple concepts with fill-in-the-blank questions designed for beginners. Reinforce syntax, immutability, indexing, and key features of tuples through hands-on exercises.

Topic: tuples

🔍 Fill in the Blanks

🟢 Beginner

1. Tuples are ______ sequences, meaning they cannot be changed after creation.
Answer

immutable

Unlike lists, tuples cannot be modified after creation (no adding, removing, or changing elements).

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2. To create a tuple with a single element, you must include a ______ after the element: (5,)
Answer

comma

The comma distinguishes a single-element tuple from a parenthesized expression.

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3. The two built-in tuple methods are ______() and ______().
Answer

count, index

count() returns occurrences of a value, index() returns first occurrence's position.

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4. The ______ function converts a list to a tuple: tuple([1, 2, 3]).
Answer

tuple()

The tuple() constructor creates tuples from iterables like lists.

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🟡 Intermediate

1. The slice tuple[1:4] will return elements at indices ______, ______, and ______.
Answer

1, 2, 3

Slicing is exclusive of the end index, so it stops before index 4.

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2. To concatenate two tuples, you use the ______ operator: tuple1 + tuple2.
Answer

+

The + operator combines tuples into a new tuple.

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3. To create an empty tuple, you use empty parentheses: ______.
Answer

()

Empty parentheses create an empty tuple, unlike {} which creates a dictionary.

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4. To get every second element of a tuple: tuple[______:______:______].
Answer

0, len(tuple), 2

The slice [start:stop:step] with step=2 selects every other element.

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🔴 Advanced

1. The expression tuple[______] returns the last element of a tuple.
Answer

-1

Negative indices count from the end (-1 is last, -2 is second last, etc.).

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2. Tuple unpacking allows assigning tuple elements to variables like: x, y, z = ______.
Answer

tuple_name

The number of variables must match the tuple length (or use * for remaining items).

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