Add 1768_merge_strings_alternately.py

Author: onixlas

array-string/1768_merge_strings_alternately.py

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+class Solution:
+    def mergeAlternately(self, word1: str, word2: str) -> str:
+        result = []
+
+        for index in range(max(len(word1), len(word2))):
+            if index < len(word1):
+                result.append(word1[index])
+            if index < len(word2):
+                result.append(word2[index])
+
+        return ''.join(result)
+
+assert Solution().mergeAlternately(word1="abc", word2="pqr") == "apbqcr", "Test 1 Failed"
+assert Solution().mergeAlternately(word1="ab", word2="pqrs") == "apbqrs", "Test 2 Failed"
+assert Solution().mergeAlternately(word1="abcd", word2="pq") == "apbqcd", "Test 3 Failed"