title: Python - Unpack lists and join into a string
body: <p>I am new to Python, but I have experience in Perl coding.</p>
  
  <p>I wonder if there is an elegant way to 'join' lists into a string like following Perl example in Python.</p>
  
  <pre><code>my $brands = [ qw( google apple intel qualcomm ) ]; #1st List  
  my $otherBrands = [ qw( nike reebok puma ) ]; #2nd List  
  
  say join ':' , ( @{$brands} , @{$otherBrands} );  
  # print "google:apple:intel:qualcomm:nike:reebok:puma"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I've searched this for a while, but most of the answer are using * for unpacking which is not feasible in my case.</p>