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Async Loop Output

MediumPython

Problem

for(var i=0; i<5; i++) setTimeOut console.log(i) "trick" question whats the output and why?

Asked in the Tech screen stage. This JS fundamentals question tests var scoping, closures, and the event loop.

Implement predict_timeout_output(final_value), which models the five callbacks after the loop completes. Return the five values they print.

Constraints

  • final_value is an integer
  • Exactly five callbacks are modeled
  • Callbacks execute after the loop completes

Function Signature

def predict_timeout_output(final_value):
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