python 3 combine strings code example

Example 1: python concatenate strings

x = ‘apples’
y = ‘lemons’
z = “In the basket are %s and %s” % (x,y)

Example 2: python join string with common string

def merge(s1, s2):
    i = 0
    while not s2.startswith(s1[i:]):
        i += 1
    return s1[:i] + s2