Modules in Python: namedtuple

Overview of namedtuple

Let’s discuss the namedtuple class from the collection module which we can use to replace Python’s tuple. Of course, the namedtuple is not a drop-in replacement as we will see soon. We have seen some programmers use it like a struct. If we haven’t used a language with a struct in it, then that needs a little explanation. A struct is basically a complex data type that groups a list of variables under one name.

Creating namedtuple

Let’s look at an example of how to create a namedtuple so we can see how they work: