zip

zip can iterate over a number of lists (or iterables in general) in parallel. The iteration will stop when the first iterator stops.

examples/functional/zip.py

fname = ['Graham',          'Eric',            'Terry',
         'Terry',           'John',            'Michael']
lname = ['Chapman',         'Idle',            'Gilliam',
         'Jones',           'Cleese',          'Palin']
born  = ['8 January 1941',  '29 March 1943',   '22 November 1940',
         '1 February 1942', '27 October 1939', '5 May 1943']

for f_name, l_name, b_date in zip(fname, lname, born):
    print(f"{f_name:7} {l_name:7} was born {b_date}")

Graham  Chapman was born 8 January 1941
Eric    Idle    was born 29 March 1943
Terry   Gilliam was born 22 November 1940
Terry   Jones   was born 1 February 1942
John    Cleese  was born 27 October 1939
Michael Palin   was born 5 May 1943

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