permuting several lists (was Re: [Python-Dev] zip() and list-comprehension with commas)

[Barry A. Warsaw]

>>>>> "JJ" == Jack Jansen <jack@oratrix.nl> writes:

    JJ> parallel()/zip() have an other advantage: it would be easy to
    JJ> extend to let the loop continue until the longest of the
    JJ> items, with a keyword argument: parallel((1, 2), (3, 4, 5),
    JJ> missing=None) # or extend, or some other name would return
    JJ> ((1, 3), (2, 4), (None, 5))

Yes, yes, yes!

    JJ> By the way: -1 on the name zip() and -0 on the name
    JJ> parallel(), but +1 on the concept.

Is weave() perhaps a better name?

-Barry