Create spiral_merge_array_traversal.py #12971
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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.
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