Level 4Exercise #100

Mini OA: interview panels

Choose 2 interviewers and assign distinct morning/evening slots to them. Return every (panel, slot_order) plan.

What you’ll practice

This Level 4 exercise focuses on itertools integration in the Itertools curriculum. Solve the challenge prompt above using clear, idiomatic Python and the relevant language or standard-library tools.

Relevant Python reference: Python Standard Library — Itertools.

Sample Test Cases

Example #1

Input:panel_plans(['A','B','C'])

Output:6 valid plans

Reference Solution

Reveal Reference Solution

def panel_plans(people: list[str]) -> list[tuple]:
    from itertools import combinations, permutations, product
    panels = combinations(people, 2)
    slot_orders = list(permutations(('morning','evening')))
    return list(product(panels, slot_orders))

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Mini OA: interview panels

What you’ll practice

Sample Test Cases

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