Iterative Zip with FillValue Support

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Code introduction


This function creates an iterator that merges multiple iterable objects together, filling in the missing parts with `fillvalue` if any of the iterable objects are shorter than the others.


Technology Stack : itertools

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def zip_longest(*args, fillvalue=None):
    """
    Zip equivalent that handles sequences of different lengths by filling with `fillvalue`.
    """
    from itertools import zip_longest

    return zip_longest(*args, fillvalue=fillvalue)                
              
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