The Word Inventory

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
L6

Interview Prompt

Given a list of words, return a dict with a 'counts' entry mapping each word to how many times it appears, and a 'unique' entry listing the words that appear exactly once.

Summary

Every word, twice over.

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