# Definition for singly-linked list.
class ListNode:
    def __init__(self, x):
        self.val = x
        self.next = None


class Solution:
    def mergeTwoLists(self, l1: ListNode, l2: ListNode) -> ListNode:

        l3 = ListNode(None)
        prev = l3

        while l1 and l2:
            if l1.val <= l2.val:
                prev.next = l1
                l1 = l1.next
            else:
                prev.next = l2
                l2 = l2.next
            prev = prev.next

        # join either l1 or l2
        prev.next = l1 if l1 else l2

        return l3.next

# Definition for singly-linked list.
class ListNode:
    def __init__(self, x):
        self.val = x
        self.next = None


class Solution:
    def mergeTwoLists(self, l1: ListNode, l2: ListNode) -> ListNode:

        l3 = ListNode(None)
        prev = l3

        while l1 and l2:
            if l1.val <= l2.val:
                prev.next = l1
                l1 = l1.next
            else:
                prev.next = l2
                l2 = l2.next
            prev = prev.next

        # join either l1 or l2
        prev.next = l1 if l1 else l2

        return l3.next

# Definition for singly-linked list. # join either l1 or l2