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Lecture
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This lecture covers the fundamentals of data structures in Python, focusing on tuples, lists, sets, and dictionaries. It explains how to define and manipulate these data structures, including indexing, slicing, and comprehension techniques. The instructor demonstrates the immutability of tuples, the flexibility of lists, uniqueness in sets and dictionaries, and the convenience of defaultdicts. Additionally, the lecture introduces NamedTuples and dataclasses for more complex data modeling. Through examples and explanations, students learn to iterate through data structures, convert between them, and choose the appropriate structure for different problem-solving scenarios.