Combining Iterables with FillValue Support

This function is used to combine multiple iterable objects (such as lists or tuples) together. If the length of the iterable objects is uneven, missing values are filled with the fillvalue parameter.

Technology Stack : itertools

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_longest(*iterables, fillvalue=None):
    # This function takes multiple iterables (like lists or tuples) and zips them together.
    # If the iterables are of uneven length, missing values are filled with the fillvalue parameter.
    
    # Importing the required built-in library
    from itertools import zip_longest as _zip_longest

    def zip_longest(*iterables, fillvalue=None):
        return _zip_longest(*iterables, fillvalue=fillvalue)

    return zip_longest