lists to save in a tuple

[Tommy Grav]

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 >>> a = [1,2,3]
 >>> b = ['a','b','c']
 >>> zip(a,b)
[(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c')]
 >>>

Cheers
   Tommy

On Jun 9, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Nader wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I have two lists and would save them in a tuple.
>
> a = [1,2,3]
> b = ['a','b','c']
>
> with the next statement I can do that:
>
> t = [(x,y), for x in a for y in b]
>
> This gives the next list:
>
> [(1,'a'),(1,'b'),(1,'c'), (2,'a'),(2,'b'),(2,'c'), (3,'a'),(3,'b'),
> (3,'c')]
>
> But I want the next list:
>
> [(1,'a'),(2,'b'),(3,'c')]
>
> Would somebody tell me how I can solve this problem?
>
> Regards,
> Nader
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