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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+def mergeStrings(str1, str2):
+    chars1 = list(str1)
+    chars2 = list(str2)
+    result = ''
+    while chars1 or chars2:
+        if chars1:
+            result += chars1.pop(0)
+        if chars2:
+            result += chars2.pop(0)
+    return result
+
+def solution(str1, str2):
+    print(f'Input: $str1 = "{str1}", $str2 = "{str2}"')
+    output = mergeStrings(str1, str2)
+    print(f'Output: {output}')
+
+print('Example 1:')
+solution("abcd", "1234")
+
+print('\nExample 2:')
+solution("abc", "12345")
+\ No newline at end of file