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How to Concatenate Text from Two Lists in Python Based on a Condition

In many programming scenarios, you may find yourself needing to manipulate data in lists. One common task is concatenating text from one list based on corresponding values from another list. This guide will walk you through a situation where we want to concatenate lines of text if their corresponding value is 1. By the end, you'll have a clear understanding of how to solve this problem efficiently in Python.

The Problem

Imagine you have two lists in Python: one list contains strings of text, and the other list contains binary values (0s and 1s) indicating whether to keep or discard the corresponding text line. Here's an example of what these lists look like:

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The Goal

Our objective is to concatenate the lines of the text list for which the corresponding value in the value list is 1. We should produce an output like the following:

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The Solution

To achieve this, we will use a simple loop to traverse both lists simultaneously and concatenate the text where the value is 1. Let's break down the solution into steps.

Step-by-Step Approach

Initialize Variables: Create an empty string to temporarily hold concatenated lines and an empty list to store the results.

Iterate Through Lists: Use a loop to examine each pair of text and value.

Concatenate Conditioned Text: If the value is 1, add the text to the temporary string; if the value is 0, append the temporary string to the results and reset it.

Add Remaining Text: After the loop, if there's any text left in the temporary string, append it to the results list.

Implementation

Here's the Python code based on the steps above:

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Explanation of the Code

zip(text, value): This function pairs each text line with its corresponding value in a tuple format for iteration.

Conditional Check: if is_evolved: checks if the current value is 1. If true, it concatenates the chunk of text to tmp_str.

Appending to Results: When the value is 0, it adds the accumulated tmp_str to the results list and resets tmp_str.

Final Check: At the end of the loop, it checks if there is any remaining text in tmp_str that needs to be included in the results.

Conclusion

By applying the method outlined above, you can easily concatenate text from a list based on conditional values from another list in Python. This technique can be useful for various data processing tasks where filtering based on binary conditions is required. Now you’re equipped to tackle similar challenges in your own coding projects!

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