The Depth of Field
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 config export arrives as arbitrarily nested lists, but the consumer downstream only handles a fixed number of nesting levels. Collapse `lst` by exactly `depth` levels.
Summary
Some containers hold containers that hold containers.
How This Interview Works
- Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
- Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
- Write and run your Python against test cases
- Answer the interviewer's follow-up questions, then get a hire or no-hire decision