Practice Merging Lists And Diagnosing Errors (19.1) - Mergesort - Part B
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Merging Lists and Diagnosing Errors

Practice - Merging Lists and Diagnosing Errors

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of a merge function in Python?

💡 Hint: Think about how two sorted lists can create a new sorted list.

Question 2 Easy

Why is it necessary to check indexes before accessing list elements?

💡 Hint: What happens if your index exceeds the length of the list?

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Question 1

What do you need to check before merging two lists?

If the lists are of the same length
If the lists are sorted
If the indices are valid

💡 Hint: Think about what happens if you try to access an element that doesn't exist.

Question 2

True or False: Only one list needs to be checked for index validity when merging.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider both lists and their lengths when checking indices.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Consider two lists: A = [3, 6, 9] and B = [2, 7, 8]. Write a Python function that correctly merges these two lists and ensure there are no index errors.

💡 Hint: Make sure to check the limits of each list before appending elements.

Challenge 2 Hard

How would you diagnose a list index out of range error in a merge function, and what changes would you implement to resolve this?

💡 Hint: Focus on tracking index transitions in the loop to see where your function may be misbehaving.

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