alternative_string_arrange.py

defalternative_string_arrange(first_str: str, second_str: str) ->str:
"""
 Return the alternative arrangements of the two strings.
 :param first_str:
 :param second_str:
 :return: String
 >>> alternative_string_arrange("ABCD", "XY")
 'AXBYCD'
 >>> alternative_string_arrange("XY", "ABCD")
 'XAYBCD'
 >>> alternative_string_arrange("AB", "XYZ")
 'AXBYZ'
 >>> alternative_string_arrange("ABC", "")
 'ABC'
 """
first_str_length: int=len(first_str)
second_str_length: int=len(second_str)
abs_length: int= (
first_str_lengthiffirst_str_length>second_str_lengthelsesecond_str_length
 )
output_list: list= []
forchar_countinrange(abs_length):
ifchar_count<first_str_length:
output_list.append(first_str[char_count])
ifchar_count<second_str_length:
output_list.append(second_str[char_count])
return"".join(output_list)


if__name__=="__main__":
print(alternative_string_arrange("AB", "XYZ"), end=" ")