Join Iterables

2.3.3. Join Iterables#

If you want to turn an iterable into a string, use join().

In the code below, I join elements in the list fruits using “, “.

fruits = ['apples', 'oranges', 'grapes']

fruits_str = ', '.join(fruits)

print(f"Today, I need to get some {fruits_str} in the grocery store")

Today, I need to get some apples, oranges, grapes in the grocery store

If you want to associate elements from two iterators based on the order, combine list and zip.

nums = [1, 2, 3, 4]
string = "abcd"
combinations = list(zip(nums, string))
combinations

[(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c'), (4, 'd')]

You can turn a list of iterables into 2 separate iterables using zip(*list).

comb = [(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c'), (4, 'd')]

nums_2, chars_2 = zip(*comb)
nums_2

(1, 2, 3, 4)

If you want to add a list to another list, use the append method. To add elements of a list to another list, use the extend method.

# Add a list to a list
a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
a.append([5, 6])
a

[1, 2, 3, 4, [5, 6]]

a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
a.extend([5, 6])

a

[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]