The zip() function combines elements from two or more iterables (like lists or tuples) into tuples, pairing elements by their index. It stops when the shortest iterable is exhausted.
a = [1, 2, 3]
b = ["a", "b", "c"]
zipped = zip(a, b)
print(list(zipped)) # Output: [(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c')]# 1. Basic zip usage
names = ["Alice", "Bob", "Charlie"]
scores = [85, 90, 95]
for name, score in zip(names, scores):
print(f"{name} scored {score}")
# Output:
# Alice scored 85
# Bob scored 90
# Charlie scored 95
# 2. Unequal length iterables
a = [1, 2]
b = ["x", "y", "z"]
print(list(zip(a, b))) # Output: [(1, 'x'), (2, 'y')]
# 3. Converting zipped tuples back using zip and unpacking
zipped = zip([1, 2, 3], ['a', 'b', 'c'])
a1, b1 = zip(*zipped)
print(a1) # Output: (1, 2, 3)
print(b1) # Output: ('a', 'b', 'c')
# 4. Creating a dictionary using zip
keys = ['name', 'age', 'city']
values = ['Alice', 30, 'New York']
my_dict = dict(zip(keys, values))
print(my_dict) # Output: {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30, 'city': 'New York'}
# 5. zipping more than two iterables
a = [1, 2]
b = [3, 4]
c = [5, 6]
print(list(zip(a, b, c))) # Output: [(1, 3, 5), (2, 4, 6)]