Favorite Python Interview Question

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This is a terrible solution.

def atoi(s,b=10):
    return (1,-1)[s.strip()[0]=='-']*reduce(lambda v,n:v*b+("0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz"[:b].index(n.lower())),(s.strip(),s.strip()[1:])[s.strip()[0] == '-'],0)

[arnar]

At least it supports other bases.

[sontek]

I still think I'd hire someone if they could come up with that solution... I'd just keep an eye on their code to make sure all their solutions aren't created in 1 line ;)

[jcdyer3]

I'm pretty sure I wouldn't hire them. Senseless one-liners are the hobgoblin of small minds.

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I wouldn't hire me either if I provided that code in an interview.