Gnanasekaran Thoppae wrote: > > hi, > > i am just beginning to use python. > > i have: > > li1 = ['a', 'b', 'c'] > li2 = ['x', 'y', 'z'] > > i want: > > li3 = ['ax', 'by', 'cz'] > > how do i do it? > > thanks > > -gnana Try this: li1 = ['a','b','c'] li2 = ['x','y','z'] li3 = [] for i in range( len( li1 ) ): li3.append( li1[i] + li2[i] )