Try this: >>> a,b,c = list('tab'),list('era'),list('net') >>> a,b,c (['t', 'a', 'b'], ['e', 'r', 'a'], ['n', 'e', 't']) >>> tuple(((x,y,z) for x,y,z in zip(a,b,c))) (('t', 'e', 'n'), ('a', 'r', 'e'), ('b', 'a', 't')) >>>
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