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spiral_traverse(matrix)

Takes a 2D array and returns its elements in spiral order (clockwise from the top-left).
Uses four pointers: top, bottom, left, right to track the current layer of the matrix.
Loops through top row → right column → bottom row → left column until all elements are visited.

spiral_merge_matrices(matrices)

Accepts a list of matrices.
First, converts each matrix into its spiral order list using spiral_traverse.
Then merges them alternately: take the first element from each spiral, then the second, etc., until all are merged.

  • Add an algorithm?
  • Fix a bug or typo in an existing algorithm?
  • Add or change doctests? -- Note: Please avoid changing both code and tests in a single pull request.
  • Documentation change?

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