The Alphabet Sorter

An easy Python mock interview question on DataDriven, with an AI interviewer who asks follow-up questions and a hire or no-hire decision at the end.

Domain
Python
Difficulty
easy
Seniority
L3

Interview Prompt

A product catalog export holds a list of item names; return a dict mapping each name's first character to the names that start with it.

Summary

Filing cabinet logic: everything goes in its proper drawer.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write and run your Python against test cases
  4. Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision