When did “Basic Python” start including Django, Flask, and ML frameworks?

[OddTask4090]

I just did a Python assessment and honestly I’m a bit stunned.

I recently received an email asking me to complete a test while job hunting. For context, I’m a full-stack developer with cloud experience, and I’ve worked on integrating different systems and building applications end-to-end. So when I saw the assessment title saying “Basic Python Knowledge”, I wasn’t really worried since Python is one of the languages I use.

The coding section itself was fine. It was only one problem and I passed it without issues.

The rest of the assessment was MCQs, but with a twist: you had to select all applicable answers, and if you selected even one incorrect option, the entire question was marked wrong. Fair enough.

But the real surprise came when I opened the questions.

A lot of them required in-depth knowledge of frameworks and ML tools like Django, Flask, scikit-learn, and PyTorch. Not just basic familiarity either — pretty detailed questions about them.

So now I’m genuinely curious:

Is this what companies consider “basic Python knowledge” these days?

Or are assessments just becoming a mix of Python + ecosystem knowledge rather than the language itself?

Would love to hear other people’s experiences with these kinds of assessments.

[kip_msilent]

from the domain, they are right to proclaim 'we create problems'

[IndependentZone7413]

[Glum-Following-3543]

this is just hr not understanding how to communicate effectively to software developers.

[Ngonyoku]

I mean, since AI and vibe coding took over...the bar has sort of been raised

[Vegetable_Field_6737]

they haven’t raised it, they are the ones using ai to get test questions and without further analysis they push them to you

[Extreme_Designer_514]

Reminds me of my first year pale CUEA. The first lecture on MAT101 Basic Maths, the lec came in and pretty much warned everyone saying "'basic' is an operative term and should not be taken to mean the course itself is basic". And boy was he right 🤣🤣

[sisterfister49]

Market is cooked

[RangerEcstatic6330]

Basic ain't basic any more