Code RoomMerge sorted lists incomplete
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Merge sorted lists incomplete

Code reviewCode quality & reviewMid–Senior~18 min

An AI assistant produced this 'merge two sorted lists' function. It passed a couple of examples. Review it.

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1def merge(a, b):
2 result = []
3 i = j = 0
4 while i < len(a) and j < len(b):
5 if a[i] < b[j]:
6 result.append(a[i]); i += 1
7 else:
8 result.append(b[j]); j += 1
9 return result
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