Dataford
Interview QuestionsInterview GuidesExperiencesCoaching
New
Pricing
Get started
Dataford
Popular roles
Software EngineerData AnalystData ScientistData EngineerBusiness AnalystAI EngineerMachine Learning EngineerProduct Manager
Browse
Browse All RolesEvery role hub, from analyst to MLBrowse All CompaniesCompany-specific interview loopsAll Interview GuidesThe full guide library
Top questions by role
Software EngineerData AnalystData ScientistData EngineerBusiness AnalystAI EngineerMachine Learning EngineerProduct Manager
Top questions by skill
SQLPythonStatisticsMachine LearningA/B TestingSystem DesignGenerative AIProduct SenseMetricsBehavioral
Browse all questions →Try a mock interview
Experiences
Practice
Mock InterviewsTimed interview simulations with feedbackCoaching1:1 coaching with people at your target companiesSuccess PathYour 6-week structured planModulesCurated lessons by topicWebinarsTalks from ex-Big Tech data leadsPlaygroundA free-form scratch editor
Learn
BlogInterview strategy and career adviceTech Job Market ReportHiring trends across data and AI rolesFor UniversitiesDataford for career centersAbout DatafordWho we are and how we build
Pricing
Build my plan
Annotate Keywords in Text
00:00
5 left

Annotate Keywords in Text

HardPython

Problem

HarveyAI document workflows need to identify every occurrence of configured keyword phrases so the UI can annotate them. Given a text string and a list of non-empty keyword phrases, return all matches, including overlapping and nested matches.

Use zero-based, half-open character spans. For each match, return a dictionary with keyword, start, and end, where text[start:end] equals the keyword. Matching is case-sensitive and uses exact characters, including spaces and punctuation. Return results sorted by start, then end, then keyword.

Formal Specification

Implement annotate_keywords(text, keywords). The input is a string text and a list of distinct non-empty strings keywords. Return a list of annotation dictionaries. Every occurrence of every keyword must appear exactly once in the output.

Constraints

  • 0 <= len(text) <= 10^5
  • 1 <= len(keywords) <= 10^4
  • Each keyword has length from 1 to 100
  • The total length of all keywords is at most 10^5
  • Keywords are distinct and non-empty
  • Matching is case-sensitive

Function Signature

def annotate_keywords(text, keywords):
Interviewer

Your question is Annotate Keywords in Text. Start with the requirements in the Question tab.

Run and submit as often as you like. When you're ready, talk me through your approach or go straight to the code.

You need to log in / sign up to run or submit.
CodePython 3
Sign up free to run your codeLog inLn 2
Run your code to see test output here.