Python - unpack collection

In this article, we would like to show you how to unpack collection in Python.

In this example, we use universal method to unpack a list but you can use it to extract the values back into variables from any collection.

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my_list = [1, 2, 3]

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x, y, z = my_list

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print(x)

print(y)

print(z)

Output:

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1

2

3

In this example, we use the same method to unpack a tuple.

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my_tuple = (1, 2, 3)

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x, y, z = my_tuple

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print(x)

print(y)

print(z)

Output:

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1

2

3