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Python Interview Questions by Skill Arbitrage

Question 1:

Given a dataset in a CSV file, how would you read it into a Pandas
DataFrame? And how would you handle missing values?

Question 2:

Describe the difference between a list, a tuple, and a dictionary in


Python. Provide an example for each.

Question 3:

Imagine you are provided with two datasets, 'sales_data' and


'product_data', both in the form of Pandas DataFrames. How would you
merge these datasets on a common column named 'ProductID'?

Question 4:

How would you handle duplicate rows in a Pandas DataFrame? Write a


Python code snippet to demonstrate.

Question 5:

Describe the difference between '.iloc[] and '.loc[]' in the context of


Pandas.

Question 6:

In Python's Matplotlib library, how would you plot a line chart to visualize
monthly sales? Assume you have a list of months and a list of
corresponding sales numbers.
Question 7:

How would you use Python to connect to a SQL database and fetch data
into a Pandas DataFrame?

Question 8:

Explain the concept of list comprehensions in Python. Can you provide


an example where it's useful for data analysis?

Question 9:

How would you reshape a long-format DataFrame to a wide format using


Pandas? Explain with an example.

Question 10:

What are lambda functions in Python? How are they beneficial in data
wrangling tasks?

Question 11:

Describe a scenario where you would use the 'groupby()' method in


Pandas. How would you aggregate data after grouping?

Question 12:

You are provided with a Pandas DataFrame that contains a column with
date strings. How would you convert this column to a datetime format?
Additionally, how would you extract the month and year from these
datetime objects?

Question 13:

Explain the purpose of the 'pivot_table' method in Pandas and describe


a business scenario where it might be useful.
Question 14:

How would you handle large datasets that don't fit into memory? Are you
familiar with Dask or any similar libraries?

Question 15:

In a dataset, you observe that some numerical columns are highly


skewed. How can you normalize or transform these columns using
Python?

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