The Forbidden Sorter
A medium 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
- medium
- Seniority
- L3
Interview Prompt
Take a list of single characters and hand it back in alphabetical order. The built-in sort() and sorted() are off the table, so the ordering logic has to be your own.
Summary
Put the letters in order without the obvious tool.
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