Combining Iterables with Fillvalue

This function combines multiple iterable objects (such as lists or tuples) into tuples, filling in missing values with fillvalue if the iterables are of uneven length.

Technology Stack : itertools

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_longest(*iterables, fillvalue=None):
    # This function takes any number of iterables (like lists or tuples) and returns a list of tuples, 
    # using each element from the iterables as the corresponding element of the tuples. 
    # If the iterables are of uneven length, missing values are filled in with the fillvalue.
    
    from itertools import zip_longest

    # Example usage
    list1 = [1, 2, 3]
    list2 = [4, 5]
    list3 = [6, 7, 8, 9]
    
    result = zip_longest(list1, list2, list3, fillvalue=0)
    
    return list(result)