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Python Interview Questions & Answers

1. Reverse a string in Python.

s = "hello"
print(s[::-1]) # Output: 'olleh'

2. Check if a number is prime.

def is_prime(n):

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if n <= 1:
return False
for i in range(2, int(n**0.5)+1):
if n % i == 0:

return True
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3. Find the factorial of a number.
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def factorial(n):
return 1 if n == 0 else n * factorial(n-1)
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4. Check if a string is a palindrome.

def is_palindrome(s):
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return s == s[::-1]

5. Fibonacci series up to N terms.

def fibonacci(n):
a, b = 0, 1
for _ in range(n):
print(a, end=' ')
a, b = b, a + b

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6. Find duplicates in a list.

def find_duplicates(lst):
return list(set([x for x in lst if lst.count(x) > 1]))

7. Find the second largest number in a list.

def second_largest(nums):
return sorted(set(nums))[-2]

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8. Swap two variables without using a third variable.

a, b = 5, 10
a, b = b, a

9. Find the GCD of two numbers.

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import math
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gcd = math.gcd(8, 12)
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10. Check if a list is sorted.

def is_sorted(lst):
return lst == sorted(lst)
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11. Sum of digits in a number.

def sum_digits(n):
return sum(int(d) for d in str(n))

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12. Count vowels in a string.

def count_vowels(s):
return sum(1 for char in s.lower() if char in "aeiou")

13. Remove punctuation from a string.

import string

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def clean_text(text):
return text.translate(str.maketrans('', '',
string.punctuation))

14. Check Armstrong number.

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def is_armstrong(n):
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return n == sum(int(d)**len(str(n)) for d in str(n))
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15. Flatten a nested list.

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def flatten(lst):
return [item for sublist in lst for item in sublist]

16. Count frequency of elements in a list.

from collections import Counter

Counter([1,2,2,3,3,3])

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17. Check anagram strings.

def is_anagram(a, b):

return sorted(a) == sorted(b)

18. Merge two dictionaries.

a = {'x': 1}

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b = {'y': 2}
a.update(b)

19. Find all even numbers in a list.

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evens = [x for x in [1, 2, 3, 4] if x % 2 == 0]
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20. Reverse a list.
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lst = [1, 2, 3]
lst.reverse()
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21. Remove duplicates from a list.

unique = list(set([1, 2, 2, 3]))

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22. Sort a dictionary by values.

d = {'a': 3, 'b': 1, 'c': 2}

sorted_d = dict(sorted(d.items(), key=lambda x: x[1]))

23. Find the longest word in a sentence.

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def longest_word(sentence):
return max(sentence.split(), key=len)

24. Check leap year.

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def is_leap(year):
return year % 4 == 0 and (year % 100 != 0 or year % 400 ==
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0)
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25. Print pattern (triangle of stars).

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for i in range(1, 6):

print('*' * i)

26. Convert decimal to binary.

print(bin(10)) # Output: 0b1010

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27. Check perfect number.

def is_perfect(n):
return sum(i for i in range(1, n) if n % i == 0) == n

28. List comprehension for squares.

squares = [x**2 for x in range(1, 6)]

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29. Check substring.

"hello" in "hello world"

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# Output: True

30. Factorize a number.

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def factors(n):
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return [i for i in range(1, n+1) if n % i == 0]

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31. Get common elements from two lists.

list(set([1,2,3]) & set([2,3,4]))

32. Get list of unique values.

list(set([1, 1, 2, 2, 3]))

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33. Remove empty strings from list.

[x for x in ["a", "", "b"] if x]

34. Zip two lists into dict.

dict(zip(["a", "b"], [1, 2]))

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35. Check if string contains only digits.

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# Output: True

36. Find minimum and maximum from list.

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min([1, 2, 3]), max([1, 2, 3])
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37. Find square root.

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import math
math.sqrt(16)

38. Check if list has all unique elements.

def is_unique(lst):
return len(lst) == len(set(lst))

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39. Lambda to check even number.

even = lambda x: x % 2 == 0

40. Find ASCII value of character.

ord('A') # Output: 65

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41. Count character frequency in string.

from collections import Counter

Counter("banana")

42. Convert list of strings to int.

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list(map(int, ['1', '2', '3']))
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43. Check if year is century year.

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def is_century(year):
return year % 100 == 0

44. Sum of list elements using loop.

total = 0
for i in [1,2,3]: total += i

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45. Check positive/negative number.

def check(n):
return "Positive" if n > 0 else "Negative" if n < 0 else
"Zero"

46. Capitalize first letter of each word.

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"hello world".title() # Output: 'Hello World'

47. Sort list in descending.

sorted([3,1,2], reverse=True)
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48. Check for palindrome number.
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def is_palindrome_number(n):
return str(n) == str(n)[::-1]
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49. Reverse words in a sentence.

def reverse_words(sentence):
return ' '.join(sentence.split()[::-1])

50. Check if two lists are equal.

[1, 2, 3] == [1, 2, 3] # Output: True

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