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Python fundamentals

What is the difference between a list, tuple, set and dictionary?
How does Python handle mutable and immutable objects?
Explain decorators, generators and context managers.
How do exceptions and custom exceptions work?

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Django and backend

Explain Django models, migrations and the ORM.
How do URL routing, views and serializers work?
How would you secure a Django application?
When would you choose Django over FastAPI?

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SQL and databases

Explain INNER JOIN, LEFT JOIN and aggregations.
How do indexes improve query performance?
How would you model users, orders and payments?
What is a transaction and when should it be used?

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REST APIs

What makes an API RESTful?
How do authentication, authorization and validation differ?
How would you version and document an API?
How do you test API error handling?

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Data and AI

How do pandas and NumPy differ?
How do you prevent data leakage in machine learning?
What is model evaluation and why does it matter?
How would you build a reliable AI feature with Python?

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Software engineering

How do you structure a maintainable Python project?
What belongs in unit tests versus integration tests?
How do Git, code review and CI improve delivery?
Describe a project decision you made and its trade-offs.

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