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

To add to the variety (Python 2.7)

List3 = ['{}{}'.format(x, y) for x, y in  zip(List1, List2)]