import datetime def middle(stock, date): symbol, current, high, low = stock return ((high + low) / 2), date tuple = ("GOOG", 613.30, 625.86, 610.50) mid_value, date = middle(tuple, datetime.datetime.now()) print("middle value: {} at date {}".format(mid_value, date)) print("high value: {}".format(tuple[2])) print(tuple[1:3])