Advanced Python · interview question
If you wrote a test around timing and audit scopes, what should the test prove first?
Multiple choiceHardchapter-14-curatedpremiumadvanced-pythontiming-and-audit-scopes
import time
def timed(fn):
def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
started = time.perf_counter()
try:
return fn(*args, **kwargs)
finally:
print(time.perf_counter() - started)
return wrapperAnswer and explanation
Correct answer
C. That the rule behaves correctly at the boundary cases the lesson is trying to make explicit.
Why
Good tests make the design safer to change because they lock in the meaningful behavior rather than surface-level implementation details.
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