Why Senior Python Interviews Test the Wrong Things (And How to Actually Prepare) (opens in new tab)

You've been writing Python professionally for years. You've shipped production systems, debugged gnarly race conditions at 2 AM, and mentored junior devs through their first Django deployments. Then you walk into a senior Python interview and get asked to implement a red-black tree from scratch on a whiteboard. Sound familiar? A recent Reddit thread about a senior Python interview gone sideways really struck a nerve with me — because I've been on both sides of this mess. The Real Problem: Tri...