Merge Two Sorted Lists
Detailed guide and Python implementation for the 'Merge Two Sorted Lists' problem.
Problem Statement
You are given the heads of two sorted linked lists list1 and list2. Merge the two lists into one sorted list. The list should be made by splicing together the nodes of the first two lists. Return the head of the merged linked list.
The linked lists are represented as Python lists. Implement a function mergeTwoLists(list1: list, list2: list) -> list that returns the merged sorted list.
- •The number of nodes in both lists is in the range [0, 50]
- •-100 <= Node.val <= 100
- •Both list1 and list2 are sorted in non-decreasing order
Examples
[1,2,4], [1,3,4]
[1,1,2,3,4,4]
Merging 1->2->4 and 1->3->4 gives 1->1->2->3->4->4.
[], []
[]
Both lists are empty, so the merged list is also empty.
[], [0]
[0]
Merging an empty list with [0] gives [0].
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Edge Cases to Watch
- Empty input structures
- Single element inputs
- Large numerical bounds
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