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1. Read the answer and try to figure out what it does. Write it out on paper. Add notes, annotate it.
2. Run the code, see how it works, what arguments it takes, edge cases, etc.
3. Run it through the debugger, Use different arguments to test different scenarios.
4. Try replicating the function by writing out single statements in the console.
5. Be able to write the entire function on your own without looking at the solution. Could include mock interviews.