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The Python Online Test evaluates a candidate's ability to use Python data structures (strings, lists, dictionaries, tuples), manage files, handle exceptions and structure code using Object-Oriented Programming principles. The Python coding assessment uses code-tracing and scenario-based MCQ questions to evaluate hands-on Python coding skills.

Covered skills:

  • Python fundamentals (variables; loops; functions)
  • Errors and exceptions handling
  • Scripting and web scraping
  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Accessing and manipulating databases
  • Data Structures (lists; tuples; dictionaries; sets)
  • Reading and writing files
  • In-built functions and modules
  • Functional programming
  • Debugging tools to figure out bugs in code

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9 reasons why
9 reasons why

Adaface Python Test is the most accurate way to shortlist Python Developers



Reason #1

Tests for on-the-job skills

The Python Online Test helps recruiters and hiring managers identify qualified candidates from a pool of resumes, and helps in taking objective hiring decisions. It reduces the administrative overhead of interviewing too many candidates and saves time by filtering out unqualified candidates at the first step of the hiring process.

The test screens for the following skills that hiring managers look for in candidates:

  • Able to efficiently handle exceptions and errors
  • Proficient in working with Python data structures (lists, tuples, dictionaries, sets)
  • Skilled in reading and writing files using Python
  • Capable of scripting and web scraping with Python
  • Knowledgeable in using in-built functions and modules in Python
  • Familiar with Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
  • Able to apply functional programming concepts in Python
  • Competent in accessing and manipulating databases with Python
  • Proficient in using debugging tools to identify and fix code issues
Reason #2

No trick questions

no trick questions

Traditional assessment tools use trick questions and puzzles for the screening, which creates a lot of frustration among candidates about having to go through irrelevant screening assessments.

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The main reason we started Adaface is that traditional pre-employment assessment platforms are not a fair way for companies to evaluate candidates. At Adaface, our mission is to help companies find great candidates by assessing on-the-job skills required for a role.

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Reason #3

Non-googleable questions

We have a very high focus on the quality of questions that test for on-the-job skills. Every question is non-googleable and we have a very high bar for the level of subject matter experts we onboard to create these questions. We have crawlers to check if any of the questions are leaked online. If/ when a question gets leaked, we get an alert. We change the question for you & let you know.

How we design questions

These are just a small sample from our library of 10,000+ questions. The actual questions on this Python Online Test will be non-googleable.

🧐 Question

Medium

ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions
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What will the following Python code output?
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Medium

Session
File Handling
Dictionary
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The function high_sess should compute the highest number of events per session of each user in the database by reading a comma-separated value input file of session data. The result should be returned from the function as a dictionary. The first column of each line in the input file is expected to contain the user’s name represented as a string. The second column is expected to contain an integer representing the events in a session. Here is an example input file:
Tony,10
Stark,12
Black,25
Your program should ignore a non-conforming line like this one.
Stark,3
Widow,6
Widow,14
The resulting return value for this file should be the following dictionary: { 'Stark':12, 'Black':25, 'Tony':10, 'Widow':14 }
What should replace the CODE TO FILL line to complete the function?
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Medium

Max Code
Arrays
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Below are code lines to create a Python function. Ignoring indentation, what lines should be used and in what order for the following function to be complete:
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Medium

Recursive Function
Recursion
Dictionary
Lists
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Consider the following Python code:
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In the above code, recursive_search is a function that takes a dictionary (data) and a target key (target) as arguments. It searches for the target key within the dictionary, which could potentially have nested dictionaries and lists as values, and returns the value associated with the target key. If the target key is not found, it returns None.

nested_dict is a dictionary that contains multiple levels of nested dictionaries and lists. The recursive_search function is then called with nested_dict as the data and 'target_key' as the target.

What will the output be after executing the above code?

Medium

Stacking problem
Stack
Linkedlist
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What does the below function ‘fun’ does?
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A: Sum of digits of the number passed to fun.
B: Number of digits of the number passed to fun.
C: 0 if the number passed to fun is divisible by 10. 1 otherwise.
D: Sum of all digits number passed to fun except for the last digit.

Easy

Registration Queue
Logic
Queues
Solve
We want to register students for the next semester. All students have a receipt which shows the amount pending for the previous semester. A positive amount (or zero) represents that the student has paid extra fees, and a negative amount represents that they have pending fees to be paid. The students are in a queue for the registration. We want to arrange the students in a way such that the students who have a positive amount on the receipt get registered first as compared to the students who have a negative amount. We are given a queue in the form of an array containing the pending amount.
For example, if the initial queue is [20, 70, -40, 30, -10], then the final queue will be [20, 70, 30, -40, -10]. Note that the sequence of students should not be changed while arranging them unless required to meet the condition.
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note:
- The first line of the input is the length of the array. The second line contains all the elements of the array.
- The input is already parsed into an array of "strings" and passed to a function. You will need to convert string to integer/number type inside the function.
- You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases.

For the example discussed above, the input will be:
5
20 70 -40 30 -10

Your code needs to print the following to the standard output:
20 70 30 -40 -10

Medium

Visitors Count
Strings
Logic
Solve
A manager hires a staff member to keep a record of the number of men, women, and children visiting the museum daily. The staff will note W if any women visit, M for men, and C for children. You need to write code that takes the string that represents the visits and prints the count of men, woman and children. The sequencing should be in decreasing order. 
Example:

Input:
WWMMWWCCC

Expected Output: 
4W3C2M

Explanation: 
‘W’ has the highest count, then ‘C’, then ‘M’. 
⚠️⚠️⚠️ Note:
- The input is already parsed and passed to a function.
- You need to "print" the final result (not return it) to pass the test cases.
- If the input is- “MMW”, then the expected output is "2M1W" since there is no ‘C’.
- If any of them have the same count, the output should follow this order - M, W, C.
🧐 Question🔧 Skill

Medium

ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions

2 mins

Python
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Medium

Session
File Handling
Dictionary

2 mins

Python
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Medium

Max Code
Arrays

2 mins

Python
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Medium

Recursive Function
Recursion
Dictionary
Lists

3 mins

Python
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Medium

Stacking problem
Stack
Linkedlist

4 mins

Python
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Easy

Registration Queue
Logic
Queues

30 mins

Coding
Solve

Medium

Visitors Count
Strings
Logic

30 mins

Coding
Solve
🧐 Question🔧 Skill💪 Difficulty⌛ Time
ZeroDivisionError and IndexError
Exceptions
Python
Medium2 mins
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Session
File Handling
Dictionary
Python
Medium2 mins
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Max Code
Arrays
Python
Medium2 mins
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Recursive Function
Recursion
Dictionary
Lists
Python
Medium3 mins
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Stacking problem
Stack
Linkedlist
Python
Medium4 mins
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Registration Queue
Logic
Queues
Coding
Easy30 minsSolve
Visitors Count
Strings
Logic
Coding
Medium30 minsSolve
Reason #4

1200+ customers in 75 countries

customers in 75 countries
Brandon

With Adaface, we were able to optimise our initial screening process by upwards of 75%, freeing up precious time for both hiring managers and our talent acquisition team alike!


Brandon Lee, Head of People, Love, Bonito

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Reason #5

Designed for elimination, not selection

The most important thing while implementing the pre-employment Python Online Test in your hiring process is that it is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. In other words: you want to use the test to eliminate the candidates who do poorly on the test, not to select the candidates who come out at the top. While they are super valuable, pre-employment tests do not paint the entire picture of a candidate’s abilities, knowledge, and motivations. Multiple easy questions are more predictive of a candidate's ability than fewer hard questions. Harder questions are often "trick" based questions, which do not provide any meaningful signal about the candidate's skillset.

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Reason #6

1 click candidate invites

Email invites: You can send candidates an email invite to the Python Online Test from your dashboard by entering their email address.

Public link: You can create a public link for each test that you can share with candidates.

API or integrations: You can invite candidates directly from your ATS by using our pre-built integrations with popular ATS systems or building a custom integration with your in-house ATS.

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Reason #7

Detailed scorecards & benchmarks

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Reason #8

High completion rate

Adaface tests are conversational, low-stress, and take just 25-40 mins to complete.

This is why Adaface has the highest test-completion rate (86%), which is more than 2x better than traditional assessments.

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Reason #9

Advanced Proctoring


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About the Python Assessment Test

Why you should use Pre-employment Python Online Test?

The Python Online Test makes use of scenario-based questions to test for on-the-job skills as opposed to theoretical knowledge, ensuring that candidates who do well on this screening test have the relavant skills. The questions are designed to covered following on-the-job aspects:

  • Applying Python fundamentals such as variables, loops, and functions to solve problems
  • Utilizing data structures including lists, tuples, dictionaries, and sets for efficient data management
  • Handling exceptions and errors to ensure robust and error-free code
  • Reading and writing files to access and manipulate data
  • Utilizing scripting and web scraping techniques to automate tasks and extract information
  • Applying in-built functions and leveraging modules for code reusability and efficiency
  • Understanding and implementing Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts to create modular and maintainable code
  • Applying functional programming principles to solve complex problems
  • Accessing and manipulating databases to store and retrieve data
  • Using debugging tools to identify and fix bugs in code

Once the test is sent to a candidate, the candidate receives a link in email to take the test. For each candidate, you will receive a detailed report with skills breakdown and benchmarks to shortlist the top candidates from your pool.

What topics are covered in the Python Online Test?

  • Python fundamentals

    Python fundamentals include the foundational concepts of the Python programming language, such as variables, loops, and functions. These are essential skills that every developer should possess to effectively write, understand, and modify Python code.

  • Data Structures

    Data structures are the building blocks of programming, empowering developers to store, organize, and manipulate data efficiently. This skill measures an individual's understanding of essential data structures in Python, such as lists, tuples, dictionaries, and sets.

  • Errors and exceptions handling

    Errors and exceptions handling is crucial in programming as it allows developers to identify and resolve issues in their code. This skill assesses an individual's ability to handle various error scenarios, ensuring the code functions as intended and preventing unexpected errors from crashing the program.

  • Reading and writing files

    Reading and writing files is an essential skill in Python as it enables developers to interact with external data sources, storing and retrieving data from files. This skill evaluates an individual's capability to read and write data to files using Python's file handling capabilities.

  • Scripting and web scraping

    Scripting and web scraping involve automating tasks and extracting data from websites using Python. This skill demonstrates an individual's proficiency in using Python libraries and frameworks to interact with web elements, gather relevant data, and automate processes.

  • In-built functions and modules

    In-built functions and modules are pre-defined functionalities and libraries within Python that offer convenient and efficient solutions to common programming problems. This skill measures an individual's knowledge and utilization of Python's built-in functions and modules to streamline development processes.

  • Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

    Object-Oriented Programming is a programming paradigm that organizes code into objects, allowing for more modular and maintainable codebases. This skill evaluates an individual's understanding of OOP concepts, such as classes, objects, inheritance, and polymorphism, enabling them to design and implement Python programs using OOP principles.

  • Functional programming

    Functional programming is a programming style that emphasizes the use of pure functions, immutability, and higher-order functions. This skill assesses an individual's ability to apply functional programming principles in Python, enabling them to write cleaner, concise, and modular code.

  • Accessing and manipulating databases

    Accessing and manipulating databases is a crucial skill for developers working with data-driven applications. It involves connecting to databases, executing queries, and manipulating data using Python. This skill evaluates an individual's proficiency in using Python's database libraries to interact with relational and non-relational databases.

  • Debugging tools to figure out bugs in code

    Debugging tools are essential for identifying and fixing errors and bugs in code. This skill measures an individual's ability to effectively use Python's debugging tools, such as the built-in debugger and logging, to identify and resolve issues in code, ensuring its correctness and reliability.

  • Full list of covered topics

    The actual topics of the questions in the final test will depend on your job description and requirements. However, here's a list of topics you can expect the questions for Python Online Test to be based on.

    Variables
    Loops
    Functions
    Lists
    Tuples
    Dictionaries
    Sets
    Errors
    Exceptions
    File I/O
    Scripting
    Web scraping
    In-built functions
    Modules
    Classes
    Encapsulation
    Inheritance
    Polymorphism
    Abstraction
    Generators
    Decorators
    Lambda functions
    SQL
    Database connectivity
    SQL queries
    Debugging
    Breakpoints
    Step-through debugging
    Watch variables
    Data types
    Control flow
    Regular expressions
    API integrations
    Data manipulation
    Sorting
    Searching
    Recursion
    Exception hierarchy
    Unit testing
    Concurrency
    Concurrency control
    Thread synchronization
    Serialization
    Data serialization
    Performance optimization
    Memory management
    Garbage collection
    Code profiling
    Modules installation
    Virtual environments
    Error handling
    Input validation
    Code refactoring
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What roles can I use the Python Online Test for?

  • Python Developer
  • Software Developer (Python)
  • Senior Python Developer
  • Data Engineer (Python)
  • Data Scientist (Python)
  • Quality Assurance Engineer (Python)
  • Senior Software Engineer (Python)
  • DevOps Engineer (Python)

How is the Python Online Test customized for senior candidates?

For intermediate/ experienced candidates, we customize the assessment questions to include advanced topics and increase the difficulty level of the questions. This might include adding questions on topics like

  • Integrating APIs and working with web services to leverage external functionality and data
  • Optimizing code for performance and efficiency
  • Applying regular expressions to process and manipulate text
  • Implementing multithreading and multiprocessing to enhance program performance
  • Creating and utilizing decorators to modify the behavior of functions or methods
  • Implementing algorithms and data structures efficiently in Python
  • Applying secure coding practices to ensure the safety and integrity of the code
  • Applying software testing techniques to validate the functionality of the code
  • Understanding and implementing design patterns to maintain code quality and reusability
  • Utilizing virtual environments and package managers for efficient dependency management

The coding question for experienced candidates will be of a higher difficulty level to evaluate more hands-on experience.

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The hiring managers felt that through the technical questions that they asked during the panel interviews, they were able to tell which candidates had better scores, and differentiated with those who did not score as well. They are highly satisfied with the quality of candidates shortlisted with the Adaface screening.


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Python Hiring Test FAQs

What is the Python screening test?

The Python online test assesses candidates' knowledge of programming in the Python language and understanding of its native data structures. It also requires candidates to solve problems using the Python standard library.

What is the benefit of using python coding skills assessment before hiring?

Using a python coding skills assessment allows you to assess the coding skills of candidates before hiring them, to identify the strengths and weaknesses of candidates and provides an objective way to compare and contrast the coding skills of candidates.

Can I evaluate Django and Python in the same test?

Yes. You can review our standard Python and Django test to get a sense of how Django and Python are evaluated in a single test. The final assessment would have questions to evaluate Django, Python and Coding skills.

Can I evaluate frontend development skills like Django, HTML/ CSS and Python in the same test?

Yes. You can screen multiple skills in a single test. You can review our standard Python Django test and HTML/ CSS test to understand what kind of questions would be used to evaluate those skills. Once you purchase a plan, you can get a customized assessment with questions to evaluate all the must-have skills of your job description.

Can I evaluate web scraping technologies like Selenium and Python in the same test?

Yes. We support testing Selenium and Python in the same test. You can check our Selenium test to understand how we design Selenium questions. The final assessment will have scenario-based MCQ questions to evaluate Selenium, Python and coding questions to evaluate hands-on Python programming skills.

Can I use this test to evaluate Data Scientists?

Yes. We customize the questions based on how the candidate will use Python in their work projects. For Data Science candidates, the test will evaluate Python and Data science concepts in the same test. You can review our Data Science Online Test and Machine Learning Online Test to get a sense of how we design questions for evaluating Data Science skills.

Can I combine multiple skills into one custom assessment?

Yes, absolutely. Custom assessments are set up based on your job description, and will include questions on all must-have skills you specify. Here's a quick guide on how you can request a custom test.

Do you have any anti-cheating or proctoring features in place?

We have the following anti-cheating features in place:

  • Non-googleable questions
  • IP proctoring
  • Screen proctoring
  • Web proctoring
  • Webcam proctoring
  • Plagiarism detection
  • Secure browser
  • Copy paste protection

Read more about the proctoring features.

How do I interpret test scores?

The primary thing to keep in mind is that an assessment is an elimination tool, not a selection tool. A skills assessment is optimized to help you eliminate candidates who are not technically qualified for the role, it is not optimized to help you find the best candidate for the role. So the ideal way to use an assessment is to decide a threshold score (typically 55%, we help you benchmark) and invite all candidates who score above the threshold for the next rounds of interview.

What experience level can I use this test for?

Each Adaface assessment is customized to your job description/ ideal candidate persona (our subject matter experts will pick the right questions for your assessment from our library of 10000+ questions). This assessment can be customized for any experience level.

Does every candidate get the same questions?

Yes, it makes it much easier for you to compare candidates. Options for MCQ questions and the order of questions are randomized. We have anti-cheating/ proctoring features in place. In our enterprise plan, we also have the option to create multiple versions of the same assessment with questions of similar difficulty levels.

I'm a candidate. Can I try a practice test?

No. Unfortunately, we do not support practice tests at the moment. However, you can use our sample questions for practice.

What is the cost of using this test?

You can check out our pricing plans.

Can I get a free trial?

Yes, you can sign up for free and preview this test.

I just moved to a paid plan. How can I request a custom assessment?

Here is a quick guide on how to request a custom assessment on Adaface.

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