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Python Interview - Advanced Level

For senior developers with 4+ years of Python experience. Master metaprogramming, GIL, async/await, performance optimization, and advanced patterns.

35-45 minutes

4+ years of Python experience

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Who is this for?

  • Senior Python engineers

  • Technical leads and architects

  • Backend engineers at scale

  • Those preparing for senior/staff roles

What you'll practice

  • Understanding Python internals

  • Working with metaclasses

  • Async programming with asyncio

  • Performance optimization

  • Understanding the GIL

  • Production Python architecture

Topics covered

Python Internals

  • GIL

  • Memory management

  • Garbage collection

  • CPython

Metaprogramming

  • Metaclasses

  • Descriptors

  • Abstract base classes

  • Type hints

Async Programming

  • asyncio

  • async/await

  • Coroutines

  • Event loop

Performance

  • Profiling

  • Optimization

  • C extensions

  • Cython

Example questions

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Explain how the GIL works and its implications

Q:

What are metaclasses and when would you use them?

Q:

How does asyncio work in Python?

Q:

How do you profile and optimize Python code?

Q:

What are descriptors in Python?

Q:

When would you use C extensions?

Preparation tips

  • Study the GIL deeply

  • Learn metaclasses

  • Practice with asyncio

  • Understand memory management

  • Learn profiling tools

  • Study design patterns

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