Python: Write two lists into two column text file

Question

Say I have two lists: a=[1,2,3] b=[4,5,6] I want to write them into a text file such that I obtain a two column text file:

Answer 1

You can write two lists into a text file that contains two columns.

a=[1,2,3]
b=[4,5,6] 
c = [a, b] 
with open("list1.txt", "w") as file:
    for x in zip(*c):
        file.write("{0}\t{1}\n".format(*x))

Output in the text file:

1   4
2   5
3   6