The Tail Trimmer
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 request log keeps its recent entries in arrival order, and now and then one entry counted back from the newest end has to be dropped. Given that list and a position `k` counted from the end, return a new list without that entry.
Summary
Remove the k-th item from the back without counting forward first.
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