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Preparing for a Python Interview: 10 Things You Should Know

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The interview process can be very intimidating. There seems to be so much material to study and it may be difficult even knowing where to start. In this video, we will go over 10 different things you should know before going in to your first Python interview. Here are a few links I mentioned in the video: When to use a list or tuple? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1708510/python-list-vs-tuple-when-to-use-each My video on Comprehensions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dt4OGnU5sM My video on Generators: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bD05uGo_sVI What is a T-Shaped Skillset? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shaped_skills ✅ Support My Channel Through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/coreyms ✅ Become a Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCezIgC97PvUuR4_gbFUs5g/join ✅ One-Time Contribution Through PayPal: https://goo.gl/649HFY ✅ Cryptocurrency Donations: Bitcoin Wallet - 3MPH8oY2EAgbLVy7RBMinwcBntggi7qeG3 Ethereum Wallet - 0x151649418616068fB46C3598083817101d3bCD33 Litecoin Wallet - MPvEBY5fxGkmPQgocfJbxP6EmTo5UUXMot ✅ Corey's Public Amazon Wishlist http://a.co/inIyro1 ✅ Equipment I Use and Books I Recommend: https://www.amazon.com/shop/coreyschafer ▶️ You Can Find Me On: My Website - http://coreyms.com/ My Second Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/coreymschafer Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/CoreyMSchafer Twitter - https://twitter.com/CoreyMSchafer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coreymschafer/ #Python

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examples to get you ready.", 'start': 10.298, 'duration': 4.564}, {'end': 22.329, 'text': "So one thing before I get started is that a lot of what I'm going to say here applies to entry level Python positions.", 'start': 15.683, 'duration': 6.646}, {'end': 30.392, 'text': "So, if you're applying for a senior level position, then likely that's going to require you to know all of the items in this list,", 'start': 22.689, 'duration': 7.703}, {'end': 33.574, 'text': "but then you'll also need to know some more advanced topics as well.", 'start': 30.392, 'duration': 3.182}, {'end': 36.775, 'text': "So with that said, let's go ahead and get started.", 'start': 34.334, 'duration': 2.441}], 'summary': 'Preparing for a python interview with 10 key points for entry-level positions.', 'duration': 36.606, 'max_score': 0.169, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DEwgZNC-KyE/pics/DEwgZNC-KyE169.jpg'}], 'start': 0.169, 'title': 'Python interview preparation', 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does, then you need to be ready to do that without a computer.', 'start': 61.331, 'duration': 3.643}, {'end': 71.16, 'text': "so if you've never done this before, then you'd actually be surprised at how hard it is to not use a computer.", 'start': 64.974, 'duration': 6.186}, {'end': 77.308, 'text': "so you might want to go ahead and start doing all of your practice problems that you're preparing for your interview,", 'start': 71.16, 'duration': 6.148}, {'end': 86.445, 'text': 'do them all on a whiteboard or on a piece of paper and then go back and check all of those answers on a computer to make sure that you got all the syntax correct and everything like that.', 'start': 77.308, 'duration': 9.137}, {'end': 88.941, 'text': 'Okay, so moving on to number two.', 'start': 86.98, 'duration': 1.961}, {'end': 92.843, 'text': 'Know the basic control flow within Python.', 'start': 89.401, 'duration': 3.442}, {'end': 100.688, 'text': 'So by control flow, I mean know how to use for loops, while loops, if and else statements, and things like that.', 'start': 93.224, 'duration': 7.464}, {'end': 104.31, 'text': 'So I have a code example here that we can take a look at.', 'start': 101.568, 'duration': 2.742}, {'end': 109.974, 'text': "So I know a lot of this looks extremely basic, but like I said before, you're not going to have a computer.", 'start': 104.89, 'duration': 5.084}, {'end': 114.238, 'text': 'So you want to know how to write these things out without thinking about it.', 'start': 110.014, 'duration': 4.224}], 'summary': 'Prepare for interviews by practicing coding on a whiteboard or paper and mastering basic python control flow.', 'duration': 76.943, 'max_score': 37.295, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DEwgZNC-KyE/pics/DEwgZNC-KyE37295.jpg'}, {'end': 186.781, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 158.103, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 162.325, 'text': 'So just be sure that you can write them down all by hand and that you know them 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monitoring.']}, {'end': 489.1, 'segs': [{'end': 351.697, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 307.366, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 319.616, 'text': "A lot of people say that those type of problems aren't a good indicator of programming skill and that interviewers should ask better problems that more reflect real-world situations.", 'start': 307.366, 'duration': 12.25}, {'end': 327.082, 'text': "But even though there's a lot of debate whether interviewers should ask those questions, a lot of interviewers do ask those questions.", 'start': 320.156, 'duration': 6.926}, {'end': 332.286, 'text': "So whether or not you think that they should or shouldn't is a totally different discussion,", 'start': 328.123, 'duration': 4.163}, {'end': 336.17, 'text': 'but you should be prepared to at least answer those questions.', 'start': 332.286, 'duration': 3.884}, {'end': 341.612, 'text': "And really, it doesn't take a long time to learn how to solve a lot of these common problems.", 'start': 336.79, 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421.097, 'text': 'So here, let me just print out this example.', 'start': 419.155, 'duration': 1.942}, {'end': 422.158, 'text': "It'll be easier to show.", 'start': 421.137, 'duration': 1.021}, {'end': 424.841, 'text': 'So you can see I printed out these numbers here.', 'start': 422.618, 'duration': 2.223}, {'end': 429.505, 'text': 'So 0 and 1, if you add those together, it equals 1.', 'start': 425.181, 'duration': 4.324}], 'summary': 'Interviewers often ask about the fibonacci sequence, which involves printing numbers where each one is the sum of the previous two, as demonstrated by 0 and 1 adding up to 1.', 'duration': 28.948, 'max_score': 400.557, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DEwgZNC-KyE/pics/DEwgZNC-KyE400557.jpg'}, {'end': 489.1, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 447.441, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 455.229, 'text': "but They do like to ask these questions and they're so short that it really wouldn't hurt you to learn how to solve these 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Despite debate, many interviewers still ask common questions like FizzBuzz and Fibonacci sequences.', 'Preparedness is essential as interviewers may ask common questions regardless of ongoing debates on their effectiveness. The chapter emphasizes the need for preparedness as interviewers may ask common questions regardless of ongoing debates.', "Learning to solve common problems like FizzBuzz doesn't take a long time. 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particularly focusing on the fibonacci sequence and encourages learners to avoid memorization and instead focus on comprehension and preparation for similar questions in the future.', 'duration': 41.659, 'highlights': ['Understanding the Fibonacci sequence and its unique assignment of A comma B equals 0 comma 1 is emphasized as an important concept for learners to grasp.', 'The advice to avoid memorizing solutions is given, as it is suggested that regurgitating memorized solutions will be obvious, highlighting the importance of genuine understanding.', 'Encouragement to look up online resources and comprehend complex assignments is provided to prepare for similar questions in the future.']}], 'duration': 203.451, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DEwgZNC-KyE/pics/DEwgZNC-KyE285649.jpg', 'highlights': ['Preparedness is essential as interviewers may ask common questions regardless of ongoing debates.', "Interviewers use these questions to assess candidates' grasp of basic programming concepts and problem-solving skills.", "Learning to solve common problems like FizzBuzz doesn't take a long time.", 'The Fibonacci sequence involves printing numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two numbers, demonstrated with a 4-line Python code example.', 'Understanding the Fibonacci sequence and its unique assignment of A comma B equals 0 comma 1 is emphasized as an important concept for learners to grasp.', 'The advice to avoid memorizing solutions is given, highlighting the importance of genuine understanding.', 'Encouragement to look up online resources and comprehend complex assignments is provided to prepare for similar questions in the future.']}, {'end': 702.954, 'segs': [{'end': 558.593, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 489.68, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 493.983, 'text': "And these two questions aren't the only two common questions that get asked in interviews.", 'start': 489.68, 'duration': 4.303}, {'end': 497.426, 'text': 'So after you understand these two questions, you know,', 'start': 494.344, 'duration': 3.082}, {'end': 503.65, 'text': 'get on Google and just Google Python interview questions and take a look at the first few results,', 'start': 497.426, 'duration': 6.224}, {'end': 511.336, 'text': 'because you might even run into a recruiter or an interviewer who has taken the questions straight from the first results of the Google search.', 'start': 503.65, 'duration': 7.686}, {'end': 513.818, 'text': "So then you'd be prepared for those questions.", 'start': 511.996, 'duration': 1.822}, {'end': 520.623, 'text': "So it's good practice just to go through those and be ready for some of the basic stuff that people might throw at you.", 'start': 513.878, 'duration': 6.745}, {'end': 522.384, 'text': 'Okay, so moving on here.', 'start': 521.063, 'duration': 1.321}, {'end': 528.389, 'text': 'Number five, know basic Python data types and when to use them.', 'start': 523.525, 'duration': 4.864}, {'end': 535.234, 'text': 'So these basic data types include strings and lists and tuples and dictionaries and sets.', 'start': 528.829, 'duration': 6.405}, {'end': 546.263, 'text': 'Not only should you understand how they differ from each other and when you should use one over the other, but also know how to iterate over each one.', 'start': 536.435, 'duration': 9.828}, {'end': 551.047, 'text': 'So for example here, we just have a list here that we can iterate over.', 'start': 546.283, 'duration': 4.764}, {'end': 556.051, 'text': 'We have a tuple here that we can iterate over in the same way.', 'start': 552.488, 'duration': 3.563}, {'end': 558.593, 'text': 'The dictionary is kind of unique.', 'start': 556.732, 'duration': 1.861}], 'summary': 'Prepare for common python interview questions and understand basic data types and their usage.', 'duration': 68.913, 'max_score': 489.68, 'thumbnail': 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readiness.', 'The unique nature of dictionaries as key-value pairs and the need to know how to iterate over them is highlighted.', 'The concept of sets as a list with no repeated values and the importance of understanding when to use different data types over another is emphasized.', 'Understanding underlying data structures and functionality of data types is crucial, including knowing their advantages, weaknesses, and proper usage.', 'Knowledge of list comprehensions is highlighted as advanced information that can help candidates stand out.', 'The speaker encourages viewers to seek more detailed information on list comprehensions, dictionary comprehensions, and set comprehensions through the provided links.', 'The chapter emphasizes the importance of understanding common interview questions and suggests researching Python interview questions on Google.']}, {'end': 899.311, 'segs': [{'end': 754.695, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 726.462, 'weight': 0, 'content': [{'end': 732.491, 'text': 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databases work and how to write some basic SQL code.', 'start': 1218.753, 'duration': 4.862}, {'end': 1229.098, 'text': "now I know that sounds like a lot and it can sound overwhelming, but you don't need to be an expert in these other technologies.", 'start': 1223.615, 'duration': 5.483}], 'summary': 'Learn version control, command line navigation, basic linux commands, databases, and basic sql code alongside python.', 'duration': 27.554, 'max_score': 1201.544, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/DEwgZNC-KyE/pics/DEwgZNC-KyE1201544.jpg'}, {'end': 1356.671, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 1329.739, 'weight': 5, 'content': [{'end': 1333.08, 'text': 'But really the point is that the interview process, it changes over time.', 'start': 1329.739, 'duration': 3.341}, {'end': 1337.021, 'text': 'Different people have different advice for how to prepare for these interviews.', 'start': 1333.52, 'duration': 3.501}, {'end': 1343.864, 'text': "So by all means, 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'Understanding basic control flow in Python, including for loops, while loops, if and else statements, is crucial for interviews as many candidates struggle with these fundamental concepts', 'Discussing past Python projects during interviews can demonstrate practical experience and creativity, such as web scraping for weather information or creating programs for system tasks like file management and resource monitoring', 'Preparedness is essential as interviewers may ask common questions regardless of ongoing debates', "Interviewers use these questions to assess candidates' grasp of basic programming concepts and problem-solving skills", "Learning to solve common problems like FizzBuzz doesn't take a long time", 'The Fibonacci sequence involves printing numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two numbers, demonstrated with a 4-line Python code example', 'Understanding the Fibonacci sequence and its unique assignment of A comma B equals 0 comma 1 is emphasized as an important concept for learners to grasp', 'The advice to avoid memorizing solutions is given, highlighting the importance of genuine understanding', 'Encouragement to look up online resources and comprehend complex assignments is provided to prepare for similar questions in the future', 'Knowing basic Python data types and when to use them is crucial for interview preparation', 'Understanding how basic data types differ from each other and knowing how to iterate over each one is essential for interview readiness', 'The unique nature of dictionaries as key-value pairs and the need to know how to iterate over them is highlighted', 'The concept of sets as a list with no repeated values and the importance of understanding when to use different data types over another is emphasized', 'Understanding underlying data structures and functionality of data types is crucial, including knowing their advantages, weaknesses, and proper usage', 'Knowledge of list comprehensions is highlighted as 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result in big bonus points during interviews', 'Understanding when to use generators and their advantages is crucial, as there are also times when generators may not be the best option', 'Alternatives to certain Python version two functions, such as using iter items instead of items, can leverage the benefits of generators by yielding one result back at a time', "Understand the significance of making instances of classes and be prepared to explain concepts like 'self' and 'making an instance of a class' during interviews", 'Candidates should have Python-related questions prepared for the interview to showcase their strengths, such as in Python 2 and Python 3 differences, and be ready for follow-up queries', 'It is essential to understand the basics of other technologies, like version control, command line navigation, basic Linux commands, database operations, and T-shaped skill set, to complement Python knowledge', 'Repetitively write and understand class templates, inheritance, and method overriding without computer assistance, to feel comfortable with the basics of Object Oriented Programming for interviews', 'Know how to inherit from classes and initialize based on the base class, as well as override methods for additional functionality', 'The interview process in the tech industry is constantly changing, and candidates should not rely solely on a single resource for interview preparation but explore other online resources as well']}