I’m preparing for upcoming technical interviews and want to focus on the most frequent Python interview questions that cover real-world problem-solving and language concepts.
I’m looking for guidance on:
What are the top Python interview questions that appear regularly across beginner to advanced levels, and what areas should I prioritize to build strong confidence?
From my experience interviewing and being interviewed, most Python interviews start with fundamentals like:
Then they move to slightly deeper topics like:
Once you’re comfortable there, practice small logic-based tasks, such as:
These may seem simple but reveal how well you understand Pythonic approaches.
For preparation, you can refer to this guide: Python Interview Questions
If you are in Python automation testing, core framework questions around pytest are also helpful. Check out: Pytest Interview Questions
I’ve seen many candidates memorize definitions but struggle when asked to apply them.
A few of the most practical questions involve:
Implementing custom sorting with key
Using zip() and enumerate() effectively
Understanding how Python’s memory model and garbage collection work
Writing clean, modular functions
In my interview, the focus shifts from “what does this function do” to “how do you design this efficiently.”
You’ll get questions around OOP principles (inheritance, decorators, context managers), iterators and generators, and performance profiling using timeit or cProfile.
Hope that was helpful was the resource shared by @madhurima_sil are actually helpful too. You can refer to those.
All the best 