why Storing multiple variables is creating a tuple

Hi i am writing a code but unfortunately when i try to store multiple variables from a list or tuple into a new variable it just makes a new tuple

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0],'t',content[1]
print(newli)


It should be printing like a string but it is printing as a tuple in round brackets. I need this tab spacing in between these two variables. Any help would be really appreciated.

by doing content[0]+'t'+content[1] the tab space is not working

content[0]+'t'+content[1]

Actually what i wanted to achieve it so i can call this variable anywhere without using the manual print command everywhere and also to write in a file

Possible duplicate of Concatenate item in list to strings
– Georgy
Jun 29 at 8:38

Do consider using join instead as the last comment says.
– doctorlove
Jun 29 at 8:41

join

7 Answers
7

Replace the commas with + i.e.

newli = content[0] + 't' + content[1]


by doing this the tab space is not coming
– Noob Saibot
Jun 29 at 8:42

When I run it the tab is there.
– jc1850
Jun 29 at 8:45

Its strange when i check on repl.it space it coming but not in my pycharm
– Noob Saibot
Jun 29 at 8:47

Your pycharm console might be rendering the tab as 0 spaces, you could replace 't' with 4*' ' to make sure it works on all consoles.
– jc1850
Jun 29 at 8:54

't'

4*' '

newli is a tuple, since you're grouping values with a comma.

newli

You should make it a string by doing this:

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0] + 't' + content[1]
print(newli)


This is normal behavior:

a = 'first', 't', 'second' creates a tuple containing 'first', and tab and 'second'
a = 'first', creates a tuple containing 'first'; it is the comma that makes the tuple.

a = 'first', 't', 'second'

'first'

'second'

a = 'first',

'first'

If you want to concatenate the values as a string, you could do like this:

a = 'first' + 't' + 'second'

a = 'first' + 't' + 'second'

or like this, using f-strings:

f-strings

f = 'first'
m = 't'
s = 'second'
a = f'{f}{m}{s}'


You are not using string concatenation, but creating a tuple. You use , separation to create a tuple. You need to use + to concatenate strings.

,

+

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0] + 't' + content[1]
print(newli)


by doing this the tab space is not coming
– Noob Saibot
Jun 29 at 8:42

Its because you are asking for newli to store items as a tuple.
Use string concatenation if you want to store them as a string

Yeah that's because you are putting comas between the strings. In python string concatenation is done with the + operator.

+

Try changing your code to:

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0] + 't' + content[1]
print(newli)


by doing this the tab space is not coming
– Noob Saibot
Jun 29 at 8:41

In Python values that are separated by comma (,) produces a tuple of that values.
Like:

,

a=10
b=5
total_data = a,b
print(total_data) #this will produce a tuple (10, 5)


To get output as string you need to use + operator:

string

+

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0]+'t'+content[1]
print(newli) #output: 2.0 Banana


Also you can use join function to get your expected output. Like:

join

content=['2.0', 'Banana']
newli = content[0],content[1]
print("t".join(newli)) #output: 2.0 Banana


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