Why would your colleague waste time on further questions when the interviewee answered that he hasn't heard of lists in python?
btw Python's indentation requirement is a difference with C though whether it's a key difference or not is debatable.
btw Python's indentation requirement is a difference with C though whether it's a key difference or not is debatable.
But i have to admit that most python programs are a joy to read ( thanks to guido's insistence on indentation as part of the specs ) whereas most real-world C code is just horrible ( even code i had written a few years back )