list problem...

[geremy condra]

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 11:44 AM, Rog <rog at pynguins.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Have been grappling with a list problem for hours...
> a = [2, 3, 4, 5,.....]
> b = [4, 8, 2, 6,.....]
> Basicly I am trying to place a[0], b[0] in a seperate list
> IF a[2] and b[2] is present.
> I have tried sets, zip etc with no success.
> I am tackling Euler projects with Python 3.1, with minimal
> knowledge, and having to tackle the language as I progress.
> Enjoyable frustration  :)

I'm not clear on what your actual problem is, could you restate it?

It sounds like you want to copy the ith element out of a and b into
some other list- call it c- when the (i+2)th element meets some
condition. What's the condition?

Geremy Condra