python nested for loop iteration

Question

I would like the inner for loop to give me one value and goes on to the next iteration for each outer loop. Appreciate your responds.

Currently the result:

Personal NameJohn
Personal NamePeter
Personal Name123456
ID #John
ID #Peter
ID #123456
Emergency contactJohn
Emergency contactPeter
Emergency contact123456

Result should just be:

ID #123456
Personal NameJohn

Emergency contactPeter

employees={'ID #','Personal Name','Emergency contact'}

excel={'123456',
   'John',
   'Peter'}

for key in employees:
    for value in excel:
       print(key + value)

Azsgy · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-05 20:36:17Z

5

Use zip to iterate over two objects at the same time.

note: you are using sets (created using {"set", "values"}) here. Sets have no order, so you should use lists (created using ["list", "values"]) instead.

for key, value in zip(employees, excel):
    print(key, value)

edited Apr 5, 2018 at 20:36

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 20:24

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Chrispresso Over a year ago

>>> type({'a','b'}) <class 'set'>

Azsgy Over a year ago

what I meant is that using {} creates a set instead of a list

Ajax1234 Over a year ago

val = {} creates and empty dictionary, not set. For an empty set, use val = set()

Ajax1234 · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-05 20:24:43Z

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You can use zip after changing the type of your input data. Sets order their original content, thus producing incorrect pairings:

employees=['ID #','Personal Name','Emergency contact']
excel=['123456', 'John','Peter']
new_data = [a+b for a, b in zip(employees, excel)]

Output:

['ID #123456', 'Personal NameJohn', 'Emergency contactPeter']

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 20:24

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wohe1 · Accepted Answer · 2018-04-05 20:35:08Z

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First of all, use square brackets [] instead of curly brackets {}. Then you could use zip() (see other answers) or use something very basic like this:

for i in range(len(employees)):
    print(employees[i], excel[i])

edited Apr 5, 2018 at 20:35

answered Apr 5, 2018 at 20:28

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wohe1 Over a year ago

Indeed, I've changed it (I'm not native english)

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