The Line Cutter

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

Given a string `s` and two distinct characters `a` and `b`, return whether all the `a`s come before all the `b`s.

Summary

Did everyone with an A-pass get through before the B-crowd arrived?

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