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Python Tips & Tricks Day 1

ahmed elboshi on March 07, 2024

🎩✨ Python Party Trick vs. Stone Age Code! ✨🎩 Hey Python pals! 👋 Tired of coding like a caveman? 🦕 Let's upgrade that Stone Age script with a slick...
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msopacua •

Yes, zip is great. But your original is only longer because it sets name and age as variables, either for readability, better debugging or unfamiliarity with format string capabilities.
One unfamiliar with zip would write the first one as:

names = ['Alice', 'Bob', 'Charlie']
ages = [30, 25, 35]

for i, name in enumerate(names):
    print(f'{name} is {ages[i]} years old')
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And then it's equally long.

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ahmed elboshi •

I admire your mindset; it's a fantastic approach! Essentially, what I'm aiming for is to create very simple code tailored for budding ninja coders. I provide small examples showcasing the usage of the built-in 'zip' function.