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title: Python Zip Function
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`zip()` is a built-in function in Python that returns a list of tuples. The nth tuple will have the nth element from each of the iterable arguments. If the arguments in the sequence are of unequal lengths, it will return a list truncated to the length of the shortest iterable.
## Argument
Any number of iterables separated by comma.
## Return Value
A list of tuple of nth element from all sequences
## Code Sample
nums = [1,2,3,4]
print(*nums) # prints 1 2 3 4
numsAndNames = zip([1,2,3],['one','two','three'])
print(*numsAndNames) # prints (1,'one') (2,'two') (3,'three')
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