Using a list or tuple for the fields is generally best: Point = namedtuple('Point', ('x', 'y')) Support for a space and/or comma separated strings was req

Using a list or tuple for the fields is generally best: Point = namedtuple('Point', ('x', 'y')) Support for a space and/or comma separated strings was requested by users. It made life easier for them when syncing with other space/comma separated strings. For example, an SQL query, "SELECT name, rank, serial_number FROM Soldiers;" would have a corresponding named tuple where the field names could be cut-and-pasted from the SQL query. Soldier = namedtuple('Soldier', 'name, rank, serial_number')