Extract String From Enclosing Tuple

[Bjoern Schliessmann]

Ben Finney wrote:

> A tuple implies a meaning associated with each position in the
> sequence (like a record with a positional meaning for each field),
> a list implies the opposite (a sequence with order but not meaning
> associated with each position).

Explain. I know tuples as immutable lists ...

BTW, don't confuse python tuples with tuples from mathematics.

Regards,


Björn

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