Python Fundamentals for Infrastructure Questions

Core Python programming skills and idioms needed to write reliable infrastructure scripts and small tools. Topics include data types and collections, variables and scope, functions and modular code organization, conditionals and loops, file input and output, string manipulation and formatting, basic use of the standard library for operating system interaction and process control, simple error handling and logging patterns, and working with structured data formats such as JavaScript object notation. Candidates should be able to write clear, readable scripts, explain common language features, and demonstrate how these fundamentals are applied to basic tasks in configuration management, system monitoring, and repetitive administration tasks.