Convert list to tuple in Python

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LynnH picture LynnH · Oct 11, 2012 · Viewed 767.6k times · Source

I'm trying to convert a list to a tuple.

Most solutions on Google offer the following code:

l = [4,5,6]
tuple(l)

However, the code results in an error message when I run it:

TypeError: 'tuple' object is not callable

How can I fix this problem?

Answer

root picture root · Oct 11, 2012

It should work fine. Don't use tuple, list or other special names as a variable name. It's probably what's causing your problem.

>>> l = [4,5,6]
>>> tuple(l)
(4, 5, 6)

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