t = (1, 2, 3)
# the comma (,) concatenates the strings and adds a space
print "this is a tuple", (t)
# format is the most flexible way to do string formatting
print "this is a tuple {0}".format(t)
# classic string formatting
# I use it only when working with older Python versions
print "this is a tuple %s" % repr(t)
print "this is a tuple %s" % str(t)