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Why I get different format of results when I am multiplying one item of the list and the whole list?

I use triplets of numbers for RGB color coding.
When I multiply the whole list I get nicely multiplied list:

bd=[(0,0,0),(255,255,255)]
hg=bd*2
print(hg)

Output:
[(0, 0, 0), (255, 255, 255), (0, 0, 0), (255, 255, 255)]

But when I multiply just one item from the list

bd=[(0,0,0),(255,255,255)]
hg=bd[0]*2
print(hg)

suddenly triplets are gone and I get all output in one long list:

Output:
(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0)

bd=[(0,0,0),(255,255,255)]
hg=[bd[0]]
print(hg*2)

(Apr-23-2020, 02:44 AM)Protonn Wrote: [ -> ]Why I get different format of results when I am multiplying one item of the list and the whole list?

the result is the same. some_list * 2 will return list with elements of the original list repeated twice. In first case elements are of type tuple, in the second elements are of type int.

Protonn

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