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Python

Posted by Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points

Can you help me to make a better code?

I can't understand, how can I clear the first list (my_list) and use it to add my tuples there, instead of creating a new empty list (my_list2)? Please help if you know...

This code works, but when i delete my_list2 and clear() my_list, it returns a lot of unusual stuff..

def combo (*args):
    my_list = []
    my_list2 = []
    my_tuple = None
    count = 0
    while True:
        try:
            for num in args:
                my_list.append(num[count])
                my_tuple = tuple(my_list)
            my_list2.append(my_tuple)
            my_list.clear()
            count+=1
        except IndexError:
            break
    print(my_list2)

3 Answers

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

What challenge is this for?

Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points

It's last challenge in Python collectons in Tuples, named combo. Sorry, I don't know how to make tags...

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

I'm actually working on the same challenge right now and am stumped... if I get a solution I will bring it here.

Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points

Ookey, thanks :)

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

https://teamtreehouse.com/community/stuck-on-this-one-5

check out this post, it helped me pass it. The one thing I do not understand about the solution (Which works by the way...) is why he included a , at the end of the line that starts with

output +=

if you can figure that out can you let me know?

Nikolay Nogin
Nikolay Nogin
22,154 Points

Yes, a lot of information there, thanks, but i have already passed it, I just wanted to simplify my code.