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The Shortest Route

A medium Python mock interview question on DataDriven. Practice with AI-powered feedback, real code execution, and a hire/no-hire decision.

Domain
Python
Difficulty
medium
Seniority
L4

Interview Prompt

A message-routing service keeps an adjacency dict mapping each node to the nodes it can forward to directly. Given `graph`, a `start` node, and an `end` node, return the fewest hops needed to get from `start` to `end`.

Summary

Fewer hops is always better.

How This Interview Works

  1. Read the vague prompt (just like a real interview)
  2. Ask clarifying questions to the AI interviewer
  3. Write your python solution with real code execution
  4. Get instant feedback and a hire/no-hire decision

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