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5.12 Expression lists
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An expression list containing at least one comma yields a
tuple. The length of the tuple is the number of expressions in the
list. The expressions are evaluated from left to right.
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The trailing comma is required only to create a single tuple (a.k.a. a
<em>singleton</em>); it is optional in all other cases. A single
expression without a trailing comma doesn't create a
tuple, but rather yields the value of that expression.
(To create an empty tuple, use an empty pair of parentheses:
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