String Transformation Practice | Dataford Interview Questions

Given an input list of strings, split them and transform them into a specified output format (practical Python string manipulation).

Asked in the technical phone screen stage. Described as simple and unrelated to LeetCode.

Implement format_records(records). Each input string has the form title|year|genre1,genre2, with exactly three fields. Return a list where each record becomes title (year): genre1, genre2. Strip surrounding whitespace from every field and genre. Preserve the original record order.

Constraints

1 <= len(records) <= 10^4
Every record contains exactly two | separators
Every record contains at least one genre
Titles, years, and genres do not contain |
Each genre is nonempty after trimming whitespace

Function Signature

def format_records(records):

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Problem

Given an input list of strings, split them and transform them into a specified output format (practical Python string manipulation).

Asked in the technical phone screen stage. Described as simple and unrelated to LeetCode.

Constraints

1 <= len(records) <= 10^4
Every record contains exactly two | separators
Every record contains at least one genre
Titles, years, and genres do not contain |
Each genre is nonempty after trimming whitespace

Function Signature

def format_records(records):

Your question is String Transformation Practice. 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.