Swap Between Two Numbers | Dataford Interview Questions

A Nokia NetAct validation utility receives two integer configuration values that may be in the wrong order. Implement a function that swaps the values and returns them in reversed order.

The function must not modify external state. In Python, integers are immutable, so return the swapped values as a two-element tuple.

Formal Specification

Implement swap_numbers(a, b):

Input: Two integers, a and b.
Output: A tuple (b, a) containing the values in reverse order.
The implementation should use Python's multiple assignment when possible and must not rely on arithmetic overflow behavior.

Constraints

a and b are integers.
-10^9 <= a, b <= 10^9.
The output contains exactly two values.

Function Signature

def swap_numbers(a, b):

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