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Important Python interview topics

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  1. List vs tuple vs set vs dict
  2. When to use defaultdict and Counter
  3. How heapq works
  4. How recursion differs from iterative logic
  5. Why dictionary lookup is fast
  6. Difference between BFS and DFS
  7. When to use binary search
  8. Why dynamic programming reduces repeated work
  9. Detecting cycles in linked lists
  10. Handling edge cases in tree problems

Adapted from 18_DSA_PYTHON.md · “13. Important Python interview topics”. Code examples are study fragments. Difficulty and core labels are editorial estimates; version-specific behavior should be checked against your project.