.. _named-tuple-factory:
-:func:`NamedTuple` factory function
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+:func:`NamedTuple` Factory Function for Tuples with Named Fields
+----------------------------------------------------------------
Named tuples assign meaning to each position in a tuple and allow for more readable,
self-documenting code. They can be used wherever regular tuples are used, and
method which lists the tuple contents in a ``name=value`` format.
The *fieldnames* are specified in a single string with each fieldname separated by
- a space and/or comma. Any valid Python identifier may be used for a field name.
+ a space and/or comma. Any valid Python identifier may be used for a fieldname.
- If *verbose* is true, the *NamedTuple* call will print the class definition.
+ If *verbose* is true, will print the class definition.
*NamedTuple* instances do not have per-instance dictionaries, so they are
- lightweight, requiring no more memory than regular tuples.
+ lightweight and require no more memory than regular tuples.
.. versionadded:: 2.6
.. method:: somenamedtuple.replace(field, value)
- Return a new instance of the named tuple replacing the named *field* with a new *value*::
+ Return a new instance of the named tuple replacing the named *field* with a new *value*:
+
+::
>>> p = Point(x=11, y=22)
>>> p.__replace__('x', 33)
Return a tuple of strings listing the field names. This is useful for introspection,
for converting a named tuple instance to a dictionary, and for combining named tuple
- types to create new named tuple types::
+ types to create new named tuple types:
+
+::
>>> p.__fields__ # view the field names
('x', 'y')