Напишите программу, в которой пользователь вводит два текстовых значения, и на их основе создается новый текст

>>> from itertools import zip_longest
>>> text1 = 'example'
>>> text2= 'yes'
>>> print(''.join(''.join(pair) for pair in zip_longest(text1, text2, fillvalue='*')))
eyxeasm*p*l*e*

s1 = input()
s2 = input()
len_ = max(len(s1), len(s2))
s1 = s1.ljust(len_, '*')
s2 = s2.ljust(len_, '*')
print(''.join(''.join(i) for i in zip(s1, s2)))

import re
 
s1, s2 = input(), input()
if len(s1) > len(s2):
    s1, s2 = s2, s1
for i in range(len(s2)):
    s2 = re.sub(r'(?<=^.{%d}.)' % (i * 2), re.search(r'(?<=^.{%d}).' % i, s1).group() if i < len(s1) else '*', s2)
print(s2)

while len(text1) < len(text2):
    text1 += "*"
while len(text2) < len(text1):
    text2 += "*"

text1 = input("Type 1st phrase or word:")
text2 = input("Type 2d phrase or word:")
new_text = ''
num=0
while len(text1) < len(text2):
    text1 += "*"
    for num in range(len(text1)):
        new_text+=text1[num]+text2[num]
        num+=1
while len(text2) < len(text1):
    text2 += "*"
    for num in range(len(text2)):
        new_text+=text1[num]+text2[num]
        num+=1
else:
    for num in range(len(text1)):
        new_text+=text1[num]+text2[num]
        num+=1
 
print(new_text)

t1 = 'abc'
t2 = 'defgh'
if len(t1) < len(t2): t1 = t1.ljust(len(t2), '*')
else: t2 = t2.ljust(len(t1), '*')
    
t = ''    
for i in range(len(t1)):
    t += t1[i] + t2[i]
    
print(t)

t1 = 'abc'
t2 = 'defgh'
 
if len(t1) < len(t2): t1 = t1.ljust(len(t2), '*')
else: t2 = t2.ljust(len(t1), '*')
    
print(''.join([t1[i] + t2[i] for i in range(len(t1))]))

text1 = input("1st phrase:")
text2 = input("2d phrase:")
while len(text1) < len(text2):
    text1 += "*"
while len(text2) < len(text1):
    text2 += "*"
print(''.join([text1[i] + text2[i] for i in range(len(text1))]))

else:    t2 = t2.ljust(len(t1), '*')

text1 = input("Type 1st phrase or word:")
text2 = input("Type 2d phrase or word:")
new_text = ''
num=0
while len(text1) < len(text2):
    for num in range(len(text2)-len(text1)):
        text1 += "*"
    for num in range(len(text1)):
        new_text+=text1[num]+text2[num]
        num+=1
    break
while len(text2) < len(text1):
    text2 += "*"
    for num in range(len(text1)-len(text2)):
        text1 += "*"
    for num in range(len(text2)):
        new_text+=text1[num]+text2[num]
        num+=1
 
print(new_text)