Python – Convert Set to Tuple

Convert Set to Tuple

Sometimes, because of the differences in how elements are stored in a tuple, or set, we may need to convert a given Set of elements into a Tuple in Python.

In this tutorial, we shall learn how to convert a set into a tuple. There are many ways to do that. And we shall discuss the following methods with examples for each.

• Use tuple() builtin function.
• Unpack Set inside parenthesis.

1. Convert Set to Tuple using tuple() builtin function

tuple() builtin function can take any iterable as argument, and return a tuple object formed using the elements from the given iterable.

In the following program, we take a set of strings, and convert it into a tuple.

# Take a set of elements
mySet = {'apple', 'banana', 'cherry'}

# Convert set to tuple
output = tuple(mySet)
print(f'Tuple : {output}')

Output

Tuple : ('banana', 'apple', 'cherry')

2. Convert Set to Tuple by unpacking the Set inside parenthesis

We can also unpack the items of given set inside curly braces to create a tuple.

In the following program, we have a set of strings, and we shall unpack the elements of this set inside parenthesis.

# Take a set of elements
mySet = {'apple', 'banana', 'cherry'}

# Unpack set items and form tuple
output = (*mySet,)
print(f'Tuple : {output}')

Output

Tuple : ('apple', 'cherry', 'banana')

Summary

In this tutorial of Python Examples, we learned how to convert a Set into a Tuple in different ways, with the help of well detailed example programs.