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Core Python Interview Practice

The document contains a series of Python interview practice problems that focus on fundamental programming concepts without using libraries. Each problem includes a description, code implementation, and an explanation of the logic behind the solution. Topics covered include string manipulation, prime number checking, vowel counting, factorial calculation, palindrome checking, digit summation, Fibonacci series, maximum value finding, word frequency counting, and identifying even numbers.

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Core Python Interview Practice

The document contains a series of Python interview practice problems that focus on fundamental programming concepts without using libraries. Each problem includes a description, code implementation, and an explanation of the logic behind the solution. Topics covered include string manipulation, prime number checking, vowel counting, factorial calculation, palindrome checking, digit summation, Fibonacci series, maximum value finding, word frequency counting, and identifying even numbers.

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Core Python Interview Practice (No Libraries)

Q1: Reverse a String


Problem: Reverse a string without using built-in functions.
s = "python"
reversed_s = ""
for char in s:
reversed_s = char + reversed_s
print(reversed_s)
Explanation: We build the reversed string by prepending each character.

Q2: Check if a Number is Prime


Problem: Check whether a number is a prime.
num = 29
is_prime = True
if num < 2:
is_prime = False
else:
for i in range(2, int(num**0.5) + 1):
if num % i == 0:
is_prime = False
break
print(is_prime)
Explanation: A prime number is divisible only by 1 and itself.

Q3: Count Vowels in a String


Problem: Count the number of vowels in a string.
s = "data engineer"
count = 0
for char in s:
if char.lower() in "aeiou":
count += 1
print(count)
Explanation: Loop through the string and count characters that are vowels.

Q4: Find Factorial


Problem: Calculate the factorial of a number using a loop.
Core Python Interview Practice (No Libraries)
n = 5
factorial = 1
for i in range(2, n+1):
factorial *= i
print(factorial)
Explanation: Multiply all integers from 1 to n.

Q5: Palindrome Check


Problem: Check if a string is a palindrome.
s = "radar"
is_palindrome = s == s[::-1]
print(is_palindrome)
Explanation: A palindrome reads the same forward and backward.

Q6: Sum of Digits


Problem: Find the sum of digits of a number.
num = 1234
total = 0
while num > 0:
total += num % 10
num //= 10
print(total)
Explanation: Use modulo and integer division to extract and sum digits.

Q7: Print Fibonacci Series


Problem: Print the first 10 Fibonacci numbers.
a, b = 0, 1
for _ in range(10):
print(a, end=" ")
a, b = b, a + b
Explanation: Start with 0 and 1; each number is the sum of the two before.

Q8: Find Maximum in List


Problem: Find the largest number in a list without using max().
nums = [4, 2, 9, 5, 6]
maximum = nums[0]
Core Python Interview Practice (No Libraries)
for num in nums:
if num > maximum:
maximum = num
print(maximum)
Explanation: Compare each number to track the maximum.

Q9: Count Frequency of Words


Problem: Count the frequency of each word in a sentence.
sentence = "this is a test this is"
words = sentence.split()
freq = {}
for word in words:
if word in freq:
freq[word] += 1
else:
freq[word] = 1
print(freq)
Explanation: Use a dictionary to track occurrences of each word.

Q10: Find Even Numbers in List


Problem: Print all even numbers from a list.
nums = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
for num in nums:
if num % 2 == 0:
print(num)
Explanation: Use modulo to find even numbers.

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