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Named tuple is a concept, not a specific type.

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also :term:`immutable`. also :term:`immutable`.
named tuple named tuple
A tuple subclass whose elements also are accessible as attributes via Any tuple-like class whose indexable fields are also accessible with
fixed names (the class name and field names are indicated in the named attributes (for example, :func:`time.localtime` returns a
individual documentation of a named tuple type, like ``TestResults(failed, tuple-like object where the *year* is accessable either with an
attempted)``). Named tuple classes are created by index such as ``t[0]`` or with a named attribute like ``t.tm_year``).
:func:`collections.namedtuple`.
A named tuple can be a built-in type such as :class:`time.struct_time`,
or it can be created with a regular class definition. A full featured
named tuple can also be created with the factory function
:func:`collections.namedtuple`. The latter approach automatically
provides extra features such as a self-documenting representation like
``Employee(name='jones', title='programmer')``.
namespace namespace
The place where a variable is stored. Namespaces are implemented as The place where a variable is stored. Namespaces are implemented as