What is the difference between a Python Tuple and Python List?

Lists and tuples are ordered sequences of objects.

The main difference between a python tuple and a python list is that the former is immutable while the latter is mutable. i.e. we can change/modify the values of a list but we cannot change/modify the values of a tuple.

• Processing of a tuple is faster than list.
• Iterations in tuples are faster than iterations in lists.
• Lists consume more memory than tuples.
• Lists have many built-in methods, while tuples does not have any built-in methods

Syntax of List:

color = ["red", "green", "blue"]

Syntax of Tuple:

color = ("red", "green", "blue")

Example: List

color = ["red", "green", "blue"]

color[1]="black"

print(color)

Output:

['red', 'black', 'blue']

Example: Tuple

color = ("red", "green", "blue")

color[1]="black"

print(color)

Output: Error

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "test.py", line 3, in <module>
    color[1]="black"
TypeError: 'tuple' object does not support item assignment