Why Senior Python Interviews Test the Wrong Things (And How to Actually Prepare)

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: Trivia