TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: tuple and int

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: tuple and int #

The Python "TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'tuple' and 'int'" occurs when we try to use the division / operator with a tuple and a number. To solve the error, figure out how the variable got assigned a tuple and correct the assignment, or access a specific value in the tuple.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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my_tuple = 10, 20, 30

my_int = 2

# ⛔️ TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'tuple' and 'int'
result = my_tuple / my_int

We are trying to use the division operator with a tuple and a number.

If you declared a tuple by mistake, tuples are constructed in the following ways:

• Using a pair of parentheses () 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 need to iterate over the tuple and divide each number, use a for loop.

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my_tuple = 10, 20, 30

my_int = 2

for num in my_tuple:
    result = num / my_int
    print(result)  # 👉️ 5.0, 10.0, 15.0

If you need to use the division operator on an item in the tuple, access the item at its specific index.

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my_tuple = 10, 20, 30

my_int = 2

result = my_tuple[0] / my_int

print(result)  # 👉️ 5.0

We accessed the tuple element at index 0 and divided it by 2.

If you need to get the sum of the tuple, use the sum() function.

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my_tuple = 10, 20, 30

my_int = 2

result = sum(my_tuple) / my_int

print(result)  # 👉️ 30.0

print(sum(my_tuple))  # 👉️ 60.0

The sum function takes an iterable, sums its items from left to right and returns the total.

The sum function takes the following 2 arguments:

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

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my_tuple = (10, 20, 30)
print(type(my_tuple))  # 👉️ <class 'tuple'>
print(isinstance(my_tuple, tuple))  # 👉️ True

my_int = 2
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.

Conclusion #

The Python "TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'tuple' and 'int'" occurs when we try to use the division / operator with a tuple and a number. To solve the error, figure out how the variable got assigned a tuple and correct the assignment, or access a specific value in the tuple.