23-Merge k Sorted Lists.py

# Definition for singly-linked list.
# class ListNode(object):
#     def __init__(self, val=0, next=None):
#         self.val = val
#         self.next = next
class Solution(object):
    def mergeKLists(self, lists):
        """
        :type lists: List[ListNode]
        :rtype: ListNode
        """
        if not lists:
            return None
        if len(lists) == 1:
            return lists[0]
        if len(lists) == 2:
            return self.mergeTwoLists(lists[0], lists[1])
        mid = len(lists) // 2
        left = self.mergeKLists(lists[:mid])
        right = self.mergeKLists(lists[mid:])
        return self.mergeTwoLists(left, right)
    
    def mergeTwoLists(self, l1, l2):
        """
        :type l1: ListNode
        :type l2: ListNode
        :rtype: ListNode
        """
        if not l1:
            return l2
        if not l2:
            return l1
        if l1.val < l2.val:
            l1.next = self.mergeTwoLists(l1.next, l2)
            return l1
        else:
            l2.next = self.mergeTwoLists(l1, l2.next)
            return l2