Are tuple really immutable?

[Brian Beck]

Terry Reedy wrote:
> No, not in the way intended by the word 'mutable'.  A tuple is like an 
> ordered club roster written in indelible ink before the time of whiteout. 
> The members of the club may change (change jobs, residence, relationships, 
> etc) but the roster remains the same: same members, same ranking.

Good analogy.

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Brian Beck
Adventurer of the First Order