class Solution:
    def mergeAlternately(self, w1: str, w2: str) -> str:
        mn_s = w1 if len(w1) <= len(w2) else w2
        mx_s = w1 if len(w1) > len(w2) else w2
        arr = []
        flag = 0
        if w1 == mn_s:
            flag = 1
        for i in range(len(mn_s)):
            if flag:
                arr.append(mn_s[i])
                arr.append(mx_s[i])
            else :
                arr.append(mx_s[i])
                arr.append(mn_s[i])
 
        for i in range(len(mn_s),len(mx_s)):
            arr.append(mx_s[i])
 
        return "".join(arr)
 
 

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