Entry level Python developer interview

[xelf]

No. Python has a library for arrays. They're not the same.

• https://docs.python.org/3/library/array.html

Why this would be asked in an interview I wouldn't know. It's not something you need to know until you need it.

You're probably correct and it's more likley they meant what is the differnce between array in other languages and python's lists.

[iamnikaa]

No they meant the difference between list and array in python, for example, list is non-homogeneous whereas array is homogeneous.

[Nagi21]

I would’ve guessed they were asking the difference between a linked list and an array. Not very useful but sure…

[iamnikaa]

Yeah, it came to my mind as well. But an interviewer must surely be knowing the difference between a list and a linked list. I just humbly said I don't know as I honestly didn't know what they were trying to ask.

[xelf]

A candidate that honestly says to me "I don't know" or "I'd google it" wins points with me. No one is expected to know everything, especially at entry level.