Data/ML/AIAround since 2010

scikit-learn

Also written as sklearn

The standard Python toolkit for traditional machine learning — predicting numbers and categories from tabular data, as opposed to the deep learning behind image and language models.

Think of it like

A well-stocked box of proven, ordinary tools, versus the specialist rig you need for deep learning.

Junior or senior?

A good sign in business-facing data roles. Plenty of real problems are best solved with these simpler methods, and a candidate who reaches for deep learning first may be over-engineering.

Ask them

“When have you chosen a simpler model over a more powerful one, and why?”