While .items() returns an array of tuples with each tuple consisting of a key/value pair from the dictionary:

• The .keys() method returns a list of the dictionary’s keys, and
• The .values() method returns a list of the dictionary’s values.

Again, these methods will not return the keys or values from the dictionary in any specific order.

You can think of a tuple as an immutable (that is, unchangeable) list. Tuples are surrounded by ()s and can contain any data type.