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Merging one element into a two-element list

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I am trying to find how can do this really quick:

list = {{a, b}, c, {d, e}, f, {g, h}, i}

Desired output List is:

{{a,b,c},{d,e,f},{g,h,i}}

Looks like simple but it takes me plenty of time to think... sorry if this one has
been asked before, I didn't find any answer yet.

list-manipulation
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BTW, you cannot set values to List. Alexander Zeng yesterday

Yes, that's a typo, thanks for pointing it out! leon365 14 hours ago
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Also:

Append @@@ Partition[list, 2]

ArrayReshape[list, {3, 3}]
{## & @@ #, #2} & @@@ Partition[list, 2]
all give

{{a, b, c}, {d, e, f}, {g, h, i}}

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Out of these 3 methods, I'm guessing that ArrayReshape would be the most efficient,
right? Sjoerd Smit 17 hours ago

Thank you! Great answers! leon365 14 hours ago

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If the input list is consistently dimensioned, then this would work:

list = {{a, b}, c, {d, e}, f, {g, h}, i};

Partition[ Flatten[list, 1], 3]
I hope that this gets you what you need.

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yes, the pattern is consistent. Thanks for your help, this is work! leon365
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Partition[Flatten[list], 3] is enogh yode 19 hours ago
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BlockMap[Flatten, list, 2]
Of course, the BlockMap also can be Developer`PartitionMap

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This should be the most concise one. Alexander Zeng 19 hours ago

Thank you, sir! leon365 14 hours ago

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Method I

Step by step

Cases[list, _List]
List /@ Complement[list, %]
Join[%%, %, 2]
give respectively

{{a, b}, {d, e}, {g, h}}

{{c}, {f}, {i}}

{{a, b, c}, {d, e, f}, {g, h, i}}

Method II

Flatten /@ Transpose @ GatherBy[list, Head]

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Wow, nice illustration! leon365 14 hours ago

@leon365 Glad to be helpful. :) Alexander Zeng 14 hours ago

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