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Subject: how to separate a list into two lists?
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Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:10976

if a list L is composed with tuple consists of two elements, that is
L = [(a1, b1), (a2, b2) ... (an, bn)]

is there any simple way to divide this list into two separate lists , such that
L1 = [a1, a2... an]
L2=[b1,b2 ... bn]

i do not want to use loop, any methods to make this done?