[Python-Dev] [Fwd: Re: merge (Re: zip or marry etc)]

[Paul Prescod]

This is the first name I've seen that is clearly self-descriptive:
maketuples. It is a little bit wordy but it is also pretty darn clear
about what is going on!

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Subject: Re: merge (Re: zip or marry etc)
Date: 20 Jul 2000 11:53:49 -0400
From: Dan Schmidt <dfan@harmonixmusic.com>
Organization: Harmonix Musick Systems
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zip is fine with me, but if we were to choose a brand-new name, I like
the make_pairs that someone proposed, or, since I guess it can work on
more than two lists, make_tuples.  Or how about tuple_up? :)

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