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Python Technical Interview Prep

This guide covers essential topics for Python technical interviews, including Python basics, functions, OOP concepts, data handling with Pandas, and common coding questions. Key areas include data types, control flow, object-oriented programming principles, and practical coding examples. It also provides quick tips for interview preparation and emphasizes the importance of understanding data structures and practicing coding skills.

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Python Technical Interview Prep

This guide covers essential topics for Python technical interviews, including Python basics, functions, OOP concepts, data handling with Pandas, and common coding questions. Key areas include data types, control flow, object-oriented programming principles, and practical coding examples. It also provides quick tips for interview preparation and emphasizes the importance of understanding data structures and practicing coding skills.

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Python Technical Interview Preparation Guide

1. Python Basics
1 Python Features: Interpreted, dynamically typed, open-source, OOP, extensive libraries.
2 Data Types: int, float, list, tuple, dict, set, bool, NoneType.
3 List vs Tuple vs Set: Mutable, Ordered, Duplicates (List: Yes/Yes/Yes, Tuple: No/Yes/Yes, Set:
Yes/No/No).

4 ‘is’ vs ‘==’: identity vs value equality.

2. Functions & Control Flow


1 *args and **kwargs allow variable-length arguments.
2 Lambda functions are inline anonymous functions.
3 Decorators modify function behavior with '@'.
4 List comprehension provides compact loops: [x**2 for x in range(5)].

3. OOP & Advanced Concepts


1 OOP pillars: Encapsulation, Inheritance, Polymorphism, Abstraction.

2 __init__ initializes objects, __str__ defines string representation.

3 @staticmethod has no self/cls; @classmethod uses cls.

4 Generators yield values lazily; used for memory efficiency.

5 copy vs deepcopy: shallow vs recursive copy.

4. Pandas & Data Handling


1 Read CSV: pd.read_csv('[Link]').

2 Filter rows: df[df['Amount'] > 1000].

3 Group & aggregate: [Link]('Customer')['Sales'].sum().reset_index().

4 Merge: [Link](df1, df2, on='ID', how='inner').

5 Handle missing values: [Link](0, inplace=True).

5. Common Coding Questions


1 Reverse a string: s[::-1].

2 Palindrome check: s == s[::-1].

3 Factorial (recursion): factorial(n) = n * factorial(n-1).

4 Fibonacci: iterative a,b = 0,1.

5 Find duplicates: [x for x in set(lst) if [Link](x)>1].


6. Quick Tips
1 Know difference between shallow vs deep copy.

2 Understand try-except-else-finally structure.

3 Practice pandas and list comprehensions daily.

4 Prepare for questions on data structures (list, dict, set).

5 Have a short project example using Python ready to discuss.

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