Both built-in and user-defined data structures in Python can have characteristics and features that qualify them to be considered mutable or immutable. This article explains why Python makes this distinction for built-in data structures, breaks down the independent characteristics that are often associated with immutable data structures, and explores several approaches you can employ when addressing a use case within which you must define an immutable data structure of your own.
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Both built-in and user-defined data structures in Python can be either mutable or immutable. This article explains why Python makes this distinction for built-in data structures and reviews some use cases within which you may want to define an immutable data structure of your own.
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Both built-in and user-defined data structures in Python can be either mutable or immutable. This article explains why Python makes this distinction for built-in data structures and reviews some use cases within which you may want to define an immutable data structure of your own.