From 2b637ebaee0ee2c82474f2364e5a4cfa0fb7d828 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steven Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:26:31 +0000 Subject: add solutions week 256 in python --- challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+) create mode 100644 challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py (limited to 'challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py') diff --git a/challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py b/challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dea6e0dc6d --- /dev/null +++ b/challenge-256/steven-wilson/python/ch-2.py @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +#!/usr/bin/env python3 + +from itertools import chain + + +def merge_strings(first, second): + ''' Given two strings, merge the given strings by adding in alternative + order starting with the first string. If a string is longer than the other + then append the remaining at the end. + >>> merge_strings("abcd", "1234") + 'a1b2c3d4' + >>> merge_strings("abc", "12345") + 'a1b2c345' + >>> merge_strings("abcde", "123") + 'a1b2c3de' + ''' + return ("".join(chain.from_iterable(zip(first, second))) + + first[len(second):] + + second[len(first):]) + + +if __name__ == "__main__": + import doctest + + doctest.testmod() -- cgit