x = 'y', 'o'
x = ('y', 'o')
print x 

y = tuple()
print y

x = tuple('yo')
print x  

len(x)

y = tuple('lo')
print x + y

z = (x + y) * 3
print z

z[0:3]

's' in z

url = 'www.google.com' 
start, middle, end = url.split('.')
print start

myfavs = ('chocolate', 'sprinkles', 'peanuts')
print "My favorite toppings are %s, %s, and %s" % myfavs

def toppings(*args): 
    print args

myfavs = ('chocolate', 'sprinkles', 'peanuts')
toppings(*myfavs)

print zip('spot', 'tops')
print zip([1,3,5,7], [2,4,6,8])
print zip('spot', [2,4,6,8])

for a, b in zip('spot', [2,4,6,8]):
    print a, b

for index, value in enumerate('howdy'):
    print index, value

d = dict(zip('spot', [2,4,6,8]))
print d

names = {'John': 'Smith', 'Mark': 'Twain'}
nums = '888-888-1000', '888-555-2000'
directory = dict(zip(names.items(), nums))
for first, last in directory:
    print first, last, directory[first, last]

["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in names.items()]
["%s=%s" % (k, v) for k, v in directory.items()]