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Python Python Collections (Retired) Tuples Combo

Posted by hello lion
hello lion
942 Points

Create a function named combo() that takes two iterables and returns a list of tuples. Each tuple should hold the first

I get the right result :[(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c')] , but still say me wrong, that is the several times, I think they have bug in here. that is my code:

ist1 = [1,2,3]
string1 = 'abc'
def combo(list1,string1):
  list_empty = []
  for i in range(3):
    tuple1 = list1[i],string1[i]  # put each item in list1 and string1 into the tuple1
    list_empty.append(tuple1) # let each tuple1 save into the list_empty
  return list_empty

print(combo(list1,string1))

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Your answer is very close. You are limiting the length of the iterables to three but you need to create a general solution. Adjusting the length of your range to be based on the input should work.

ist1 = [1,2,3]
string1 = 'abc'
def combo(list1,string1):
    list_empty = []
    for i in range(len(list1)):
        tuple1 = list1[i],string1[i]  # put each item in list1 and string1 into the tuple1
        list_empty.append(tuple1) # let each tuple1 save into the list_empty
    return list_empty

print(combo(list1,string1))
hello lion
hello lion
942 Points
hello lion
hello lion
942 Points

thank you telling me. Merry Christmas.