>>> s = 'abc' >>> t = [0, 1, 2] >>> zip(s, t) <zip object at 0x7f7d0a9e7c48>
The result is a zip object that knows how to iterate through the pairs. The most common use of zip is in a for loop:
>>> for pair in zip(s, t): ... print(pair) ... ('a', 0) ('b', 1) ('c', 2)
If you want to use list operators and methods, you can use a zip object to make a list:
>>> list(zip(s, t)) [('a', 0), ('b', 1), ('c', 2)]