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Merge k Sorted Lists

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⚑ Merge K Sorted Structures

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Description

Combine an array of k individually sorted linked lists into one sorted linked list and return it.

Example 1:

Input: lists = [[1,4,5],[1,3,4],[2,6]]

Output: [1,1,2,3,4,4,5,6]

Explanation: The linked-lists are:

[

1->4->5,

1->3->4,

2->6

]

merging them into one sorted linked list:

1->1->2->3->4->4->5->6

Example 2:

Input: lists = []

Output: []

Example 3:

Input: lists = [[]]

Output: []

Code

# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next
class Solution:
    def mergeKLists(self, lists: List[Optional[ListNode]]) -> Optional[ListNode]:

# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode:
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next
class Solution:
    def mergeKLists(self, lists: List[Optional[ListNode]]) -> Optional[ListNode]: