diff --git a/transpile_python/service.go b/transpile_python/service.go
index c70a8bb..fa24b80 100644
--- a/transpile_python/service.go
+++ b/transpile_python/service.go
@@ -137,16 +137,21 @@ func handleBasicLit(bl *ast.BasicLit) string {
 }
 
 func handleCompositeLit(cl *ast.CompositeLit) string {
-	code := "["
-	switch cl.Type.(type) {
-	case *ast.ArrayType:
-		args := make([]string, 0)
-		for _, arg := range cl.Elts {
-			args = append(args, handleExpr(arg))
+	code := "("
+	switch len(cl.Elts) {
+	case 0:
+		return "[]"
+	default:
+		switch cl.Type.(type) {
+		case *ast.ArrayType:
+			args := make([]string, 0)
+			for _, arg := range cl.Elts {
+				args = append(args, handleExpr(arg))
+			}
+			code += strings.Join(args, ",")
 		}
-		code += strings.Join(args, ",")
 	}
-	code += "]"
+	code += ")"
 
 	return code
 }
diff --git a/transpile_python/service_test.go b/transpile_python/service_test.go
index 111faf8..7f7ed33 100644
--- a/transpile_python/service_test.go
+++ b/transpile_python/service_test.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ main()
 			expected := `from skidl import *
 
 def main():
-	a = [1,2,x]
+	a = (1,2,x)
 main()
 `
 			Compare(source, expected)