Problem: You need to convert a list like [ “x”, 1, “y”, 2 ] to [ (“x”, 1), (“y”, 2) ]. This is input from a legacy system. Chiman on python.fi IRC channel come up with a neat solution.

>>> a = [1, 2, 3, 4]
>>> zip(*[a[x::2] for x in (0, 1)])
[(1, 2), (3, 4)]

In readability wise this might not be the optimal solution, so alternative ideas are also welcome 🙂

Also here is a generic solution where you can set the length of a tuple.

Is “tuplyfying” English….?

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