How do I get integers from a tuple in Python?

Question

I have a tuple with two numbers in it, I need to get both numbers. The first number is the x-coordinate, while the second is the y-coordinate. My pseudo code is my idea about how to go about it, however I'm not quite sure how to make it work.

pseudo code:

tuple = (46, 153)
string = str(tuple)
ss = string.search()
int1 = first_int(ss) 
int2 = first_int(ss) 
print int1
print int2

int1 would return 46, while int2 would return 153.

Answer 1

int1, int2 = tuple

Answer 2

The other way is to use array subscripts:

int1 = tuple[0]
int2 = tuple[1]

This is useful if you find you only need to access one member of the tuple at some point.

Answer 3

The third way is to use the new namedtuple type:

from collections import namedtuple
Coordinates = namedtuple('Coordinates','x,y')
coords = Coordinates(46,153)
print coords
print 'x coordinate is:',coords.x,'y coordinate is:',coords.y