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Python 3, 72 69 bytes lambda l:''.join(sum(zip(*[[*i]+['']*max(map(len,l))for i in l]),())) Try it online! Uses this method to flat zip, with modifications to pad the shorter lists.
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Moshi
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2021-09-19T06:35:17Z (about 3 years ago)
# [Python 3], 72 bytes- ```python
lambda l:''.join(sum(zip(*[list(i)+['']*max(map(len,l))for i in l]),()))- ```
- [Try it online!][TIO-ktp0awbz]
- Uses [this method](https://stackoverflow.com/a/952946) [to flat zip](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61943924/python-flat-zip#comment109559778_61943924), with modifications to pad the shorter lists.
- [Python 3]: https://docs.python.org/3/
[TIO-ktp0awbz]: https://tio.run/##NY89TwMxDIbn5ldYWZKUwMJWqUiIIjEgwcB2ZAh3uZ6p86G7tGr580ddymDJ7/N6eFxOdcjpfu7XnzP5@NV5oJVSd98Zk572Uf9g0cuGcKoazU2jlFtGf9TRF00hWTKmzyMgYAJyxmpjzFzDVCdYQyMWjdxhytKCbDGF6HmL@YBBOsttm7vAbJupv6IXZMDzMYTx//D5WMgnXzGnK9mcPOUtPL6/8u3Tnioe/vpzfBvbwY@ddMIJwYbsxJIXt5VYlBFT1ZwsKLh9AGWhv@TzA78 "Python 3 – Try It Online"
- # [Python 3], ~~72~~ 69 bytes
- ```python
- lambda l:''.join(sum(zip(*[[*i]+['']*max(map(len,l))for i in l]),()))
- ```
- [Try it online!][TIO-ktp0awbz]
- Uses [this method](https://stackoverflow.com/a/952946) [to flat zip](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61943924/python-flat-zip#comment109559778_61943924), with modifications to pad the shorter lists.
- [Python 3]: https://docs.python.org/3/
- [TIO-ktp0awbz]: https://tio.run/##NY@7TgMxEEXr@CtGbmwvhoYuUpAQIFEgQUFnXJhdb3bAL3mdKOHnl0wIxUhzz53iTDm2KafbZdx8LMHFz8FBWAtx85UxyXkX5Q8W2RnTob0yQtguuoOMrsjgkw5KjbkCAiYIVmmplFqan9sMGzBsZfg3psw18B6Tj462mPfoudXU9nnwxLY5jBf0jARo3idf/w@fDiW45BrmdCGPRxfyFu7fXuj2YRca7v/6U3yt/eTqwC2zjJEhOZHk2W3NVqViapKSBgHXdyA0jOd8euAX "Python 3 – Try It Online"
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Moshi
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2021-09-18T00:04:59Z (about 3 years ago)
# [Python 3], 72 bytes ```python lambda l:''.join(sum(zip(*[list(i)+['']*max(map(len,l))for i in l]),())) ``` [Try it online!][TIO-ktp0awbz] Uses [this method](https://stackoverflow.com/a/952946) [to flat zip](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/61943924/python-flat-zip#comment109559778_61943924), with modifications to pad the shorter lists. [Python 3]: https://docs.python.org/3/ [TIO-ktp0awbz]: https://tio.run/##NY89TwMxDIbn5ldYWZKUwMJWqUiIIjEgwcB2ZAh3uZ6p86G7tGr580ddymDJ7/N6eFxOdcjpfu7XnzP5@NV5oJVSd98Zk572Uf9g0cuGcKoazU2jlFtGf9TRF00hWTKmzyMgYAJyxmpjzFzDVCdYQyMWjdxhytKCbDGF6HmL@YBBOsttm7vAbJupv6IXZMDzMYTx//D5WMgnXzGnK9mcPOUtPL6/8u3Tnioe/vpzfBvbwY@ddMIJwYbsxJIXt5VYlBFT1ZwsKLh9AGWhv@TzA78 "Python 3 – Try It Online"