[issue13742] Add a key parameter (like sorted) to heapq.merge

[Raymond Hettinger]

Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at gmail.com> added the comment:

Simon, please keep the original version fast by creating two code paths:

   if key is None:
      original_code
   else:
      new_code using the key_function

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priority: normal -> low

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