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The Link Shrinker
A medium Python interview practice problem on DataDriven. Write and execute real python code with instant grading.
- Domain
- Python
- Difficulty
- medium
- Seniority
- mid, senior
Problem
A URL shortening service needs to generate a short code from a full URL and store the mapping for later lookup. Given a URL string and a mutable code-to-URL dictionary, generate a 6-character short code using MD5 hashing and store the mapping. Return the short code.
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