LeetCode solutions

2999. Check if Strings Can be Made Equal With Operations I

My accepted Python solution to LeetCode problem 2999, Check if Strings Can be Made Equal With Operations I, running in 0ms.

Difficulty: Easy
Python
Runtime 0ms
Memory 17.3MB

By Pranay Mahendrakar
Updated 20 Aug 2026

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The problem statement is LeetCode’s and stays on their site. What follows is my accepted solution.

Python

Accepted on LeetCode — runtime 0ms, memory 17.3MB, accepted 2026-01-02.

python

class Solution:
    def canBeEqual(self, s1: str, s2: str) -> bool:
        return sorted(s1[0::2]) == sorted(s2[0::2]) and sorted(s1[1::2]) == sorted(s2[1::2])

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