Function namedtuple

Lib/collections/__init__.py:362–534

Returns a new subclass of tuple with named fields. >>> Point = namedtuple('Point', ['x', 'y']) >>> Point.__doc__ # docstring for the new class 'Point(x, y)' >>> p = Point(11, y=22) # instantiate with positional args or keywords >>> p[0] + p[1]

(typename, field_names, *, rename=False, defaults=None, module=None)

    _tuplegetter = lambda index, doc: property(_itemgetter(index), doc=doc)

def namedtuple(typename, field_names, *, rename=False, defaults=None, module=None):
    """Returns a new subclass of tuple with named fields.

    >>> Point = namedtuple('Point', ['x', 'y'])
    >>> Point.__doc__                   # docstring for the new class
    'Point(x, y)'
    >>> p = Point(11, y=22)             # instantiate with positional args or keywords
    >>> p[0] + p[1]                     # indexable like a plain tuple
    33
    >>> x, y = p                        # unpack like a regular tuple
    >>> x, y
    (11, 22)
    >>> p.x + p.y                       # fields also accessible by name
    33
    >>> d = p._asdict()                 # convert to a dictionary
    >>> d['x']
    11
    >>> Point(**d)                      # convert from a dictionary
    Point(x=11, y=22)
    >>> p._replace(x=100)               # _replace() is like str.replace() but targets named fields
    Point(x=100, y=22)

    """

    # Validate the field names.  At the user's option, either generate an error
    # message or automatically replace the field name with a valid name.
    if isinstance(field_names, str):
        field_names = field_names.replace(',', ' ').split()
    field_names = list(map(str, field_names))
    typename = _sys.intern(str(typename))

    if rename:
        seen = set()
        for index, name in enumerate(field_names):
            if (not name.isidentifier()
                or _iskeyword(name)
                or name.startswith('_')
                or name in seen):
                field_names[index] = f'_{index}'
            seen.add(name)

    for name in [typename] + field_names:
        if type(name) is not str:
            raise TypeError('Type names and field names must be strings')
        if not name.isidentifier():
            raise ValueError('Type names and field names must be valid '
                             f'identifiers: {name!r}')
        if _iskeyword(name):
            raise ValueError('Type names and field names cannot be a '
                             f'keyword: {name!r}')

    seen = set()
    for name in field_names:
        if name.startswith('_') and not rename:
            raise ValueError('Field names cannot start with an underscore: '
                             f'{name!r}')
        if name in seen:
            raise ValueError(f'Encountered duplicate field name: {name!r}')