Python- combine two lists to make a list of lists

Question

I want to combine two lists into a list of lists. And vice versa. I can't find anything seems to work and I am very new to Python

Example:

S1 = [1,2,3]
S2 = [4,5,6,7]

Expected output 
S = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6,7]]

and How can I split S back into original S1 and S2 ? Example:

S = [[1,2,3],[4,5,6,7]]
Expected output
S1 = [1,2,3]
S2 = [4,5,6,7]

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score 7 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 09 '17 at 02:58

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This is the simplest solution.

>>> S1 = [1,2,3]
>>> S2 = [4,5,6,7]
>>> S = [S1, S2]
>>> S
[[1, 2, 3], [4, 5, 6, 7]]

To get your lists back again:

>>> S1 = S[0]
>>> S2 = S[1]
>>> S1
[1, 2, 3]
>>> S2
[4, 5, 6, 7]

answered Apr 09 '17 at 02:58

Remolten

2

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Thank you much!! – user02 Apr 09 '17 at 03:20

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