Python Zip Function: Combining Iterables into Tuples

This function takes multiple iterable objects and returns an iterator of tuples, where each tuple contains elements from each input iterable.

Technology Stack : Built-in function

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip(*iterables):
    "zip(*iterables) --> zip object"
    "see: zip(object) for constructor"
    iterables = map(iter, iterables)
    sentinel = object()
    for iterable in iterables:
        if len(iterable) == 0:
            yield []
            continue
        first = sentinel
        for element in iterable:
            if first is sentinel:
                first = element
                yield [first]
            else:
                yield first + (element,)