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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Tuples Combo

Andrei Oprescu
Andrei Oprescu
9,547 Points

My code is correct and I get a bummer that also says that my code is correct. What have I done wrong?

Hi!

I am currently doing this challenge and the question is this:

Alright, this one can be tricky but I'm sure you can do it. Create a function named combo that takes two ordered iterables. These could be tuples, lists, strings, whatever. Your function should return a list of tuples. Each tuple should hold the first item in each iterable, then the second set, then the third, and so on. Assume the iterables will be the same length. Check the code below for an example.

My code is at the bottom of the question.

My bummer sais this:

Bummer! Example output: combo('abc', 'def') => [('a', 'd'), ('b', 'e'), ('c', 'f')]

Can someone tell me what I did wrong?

Thanks!

Andrei

combo.py
# combo([1, 2, 3], 'abc')
# Output:
# [(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c')]
def combo(first, second):
    result = []
    for number in first:
        for letter in second:
            one = number, letter
            result.append(one)
    return result

2 Answers

Robert Ionut Muraru
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Robert Ionut Muraru
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Your code is not doing exactly what is asked because you are looping through all the elements of the second iterable while looping just one item in the first. (A for loop inside a for loop). I solved this using indices and the fact that the iterables are equal in length.

Andrei Oprescu
Andrei Oprescu
9,547 Points

Oh, thanks!

I also used indexes and it worked! I will use the same strategy in the future.

Andrei