Python Technical Interview Preparation

What you will be able to do

• Answer core and tricky Python questions
• Predict the output of tricky code

What you will learn

1. 10.1How Python Interviews Work4 lessons

   Technical rounds and what interviewers check, thinking aloud, clean Python on a board, and using the standard library well.

   1. Python Interview Rounds and What Interviewers Check35 min
   2. Thinking Aloud, Clarifying and Writing Clean Python35 min
   3. Using Python Well in Interviews35 min
   4. How Python Interviews Work Checkpoint30 min
2. 10.2Core Python Questions5 lessons

   How code runs, references and copying, functions and closures, exceptions and files.

   1. Python Basics and How It Runs: Interview Questions45 min
   2. Mutability, References and Copying: Interview Questions50 min
   3. Functions, Scope and Closures: Interview Questions50 min
   4. Exceptions and Files: Interview Questions50 min
   5. Python Interview Drill and Checkpoint55 min
3. 10.3OOP Questions5 lessons

   Classes and self, inheritance and MRO, encapsulation and properties, dunders, dataclasses and design.

   1. Classes, Instances, self and Attributes45 min
   2. Inheritance, MRO, super() and Duck Typing45 min
   3. Encapsulation, Properties and Abstract Classes50 min
   4. Dunder Methods, Dataclasses and Design Questions55 min
   5. OOP Interview Drill and Checkpoint60 min
4. 10.4Collections Questions5 lessons

   Lists, tuples, dict and set hashing, collections, heapq, comprehensions, safe iteration and sorting.

   1. Lists, Tuples and Slicing38 min
   2. Dicts, Sets and Hashing40 min
   3. collections, heapq and Choosing a Structure40 min
   4. Comprehensions, Safe Iteration and Sorting38 min
   5. Collections Interview Drill and Checkpoint40 min
5. 10.5Advanced Python Questions6 lessons

   Iterators and generators, decorators, context managers, concurrency and the GIL, and memory management.

   1. Iterators and Generators45 min
   2. Decorators and Closures50 min
   3. Context Managers and the with Statement45 min
   4. Threads, Processes, asyncio and the GIL60 min
   5. Memory, Reference Counting and Garbage Collection50 min
   6. Advanced Python Drill and Checkpoint50 min
6. 10.6Output Prediction & Debugging6 lessons

   Python output puzzles and bug-hunting: operators, strings, lists, scope, tracebacks and a timed drill.

   1. Output Puzzles: Operators, Division and Truthiness40 min
   2. Output Puzzles: Strings, Slicing and Immutability40 min
   3. Output Puzzles: Lists, Aliasing and the Default-Argument Trap45 min
   4. Output Puzzles: Scope, Closures in Loops and Class vs Instance Attributes45 min
   5. Reading Tracebacks and Finding Bugs45 min
   6. Output Prediction Timed Drill Checkpoint60 min
7. 10.7DSA in Python Interviews5 lessons

   Explain a solution and its cost out loud, match clues to patterns, and answer follow-ups.

   1. Explaining Your Approach and Its Cost Out Loud28 min
   2. Common Pattern and Data Structure Questions35 min
   3. Tree, Graph and Dynamic Programming Questions40 min
   4. Following Up on Your Solution: Huge Inputs and Streams35 min
   5. DSA in Python Interviews Checkpoint45 min
8. 10.8Mock Technical Interviews4 lessons

   Timed mock rounds with scripts, model answers, and strong and weak replies.

   1. Mock interview 1: Python basics and an easy problem60 min
   2. Mock interview 2: a medium problem and OOP60 min
   3. Mock interview 3: project and SQL round60 min
   4. Final revision plan for Python interviews45 min