Merge two sorted linked lists

Electrical Engineering
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Given two sorted linked lists, merge them so that the resulting linked list is also sorted.

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Solution

Python 3

class Solution:
    def mergeTwoLists(self, list1: Optional[ListNode], list2: Optional[ListNode]) -> Optional[ListNode]:
        cur = dummy = ListNode()
        while list1 and list2:               
            if list1.val < list2.val:
                cur.next = list1
                list1, cur = list1.next, list1
            else:
                cur.next = list2
                list2, cur = list2.next, list2
                
        if list1 or list2:
            cur.next = list1 if list1 else list2
            
        return dummy.next