




def 		__A		(	__lowerCamelCase							,			__lowerCamelCase    )      ->       str:
	a										=							len(__lowerCamelCase    )
	a										=							len(__lowerCamelCase    )
	a										=							(
	    first_str_length if first_str_length > second_str_length else second_str_length
	)
	a										=							[]
	for char_count in range(__lowerCamelCase    ):
		if char_count < first_str_length:
			output_list.append(first_str[char_count]    )
		if char_count < second_str_length:
			output_list.append(second_str[char_count]    )
	return "".join(__lowerCamelCase    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
		print(alternative_string_arrange("AB", "XYZ"), end=" ")







def 		__A		(	__lowerCamelCase    )      ->       int:
	a										=							hex_num.strip()
	if not hex_num:
		raise ValueError("""No value was passed to the function"""    )

	a										=							hex_num[0] == """-"""
	if is_negative:
		a										=							hex_num[1:]

	try:
		a										=							int(__lowerCamelCase							,			16    )
	except ValueError:
		raise ValueError("""Invalid value was passed to the function"""    )

	a										=							""""""
	while int_num > 0:
		a										=							str(int_num % 2    ) + bin_str
		int_num >>= 1

	return int(("""-""" + bin_str) if is_negative else bin_str    )


if __name__ == "__main__":
		import doctest

		doctest.testmod()

