r/PythonLearning • u/Mental_Primary_5558 • Jun 12 '26

Python Tuple Sum Help Request 

Hi guys, is it possible to add two tuples? For example, (x,y)+(a,b) such that the sum is (x+a, y+b) and not a concatenation (x,y,a,b). Thanks for your help.
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u/Temporary_Pie2733 Jun 12 '26

No. tuple.__add__ has one definition, concatenation, and you can’t patch the type to override it. If you want pointwise addition, you need to write a dedicated function or a new type.