Combine lists by joining strings with matching index values

Question

I have two lists that I would like to combine, but instead of increasing the number of items in the list, I\'d actually like to join the items that have a matching index. Fo

Answer 1

>>> List1 = ['A', 'B', 'C']
>>> List2 = ['1', '2', '3']
>>> map(lambda a, b: a + b, List1, List2)
['A1', 'B2', 'C3']