TypeError: can only concatenate tuple (not "int") to tuple

TypeError: can only concatenate tuple (not "int") to tuple #

The Python "TypeError: can only concatenate tuple (not "int") to tuple" occurs when we try to concatenate a tuple and an integer. To solve the error, make sure you haven't got any dangling commas if trying to sum two integers, otherwise declare 2 tuples.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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my_tuple = 1, 2, 3

my_int = 4

# ⛔️ TypeError: can only concatenate tuple (not "int") to tuple
result = my_tuple + my_int

We tried to use the addition (+) operator to concatenate a tuple and an integer which caused the error.

If you meant to concatenate two tuples, declare a tuple instead of an int.

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my_tuple = 1, 2, 3

my_other_tuple = (4,)

result = my_tuple + my_other_tuple

print(result)  # 👉️ (1, 2, 3, 4)

Tuples are constructed in multiple ways:

• Using a pair of parenthesis () creates an empty tuple
• Using a trailing comma - a, or (a,)
• Separating items with commas - a, b or (a, b)
• Using the tuple() constructor

If you meant to access an element at a specific index in the tuple, use square brackets.

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my_tuple = 1, 2, 3

my_int = 10

result = my_tuple[0] + my_int

print(result)  # 👉️ 11

We accessed the first element in the tuple and added it to an integer. Note that the values on both sides of the addition operator are integers, so this is allowed.

If you aren't sure what type a variable stores, use the built-in type() class.

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my_tuple = (1, 2, 3)
print(type(my_tuple))  # 👉️ <class 'tuple'>
print(isinstance(my_tuple, tuple))  # 👉️ True

my_int = 10
print(type(my_int))  # 👉️ <class 'int'>
print(isinstance(my_int, int))  # 👉️ True

The type class returns the type of an object.

The isinstance function returns True if the passed in object is an instance or a subclass of the passed in class.