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5,284 Pointsbackwards = [ 'tac', 'esuoheerT', 'htenneK', [5, 4, 3, 2, 1], ]
Please see why this will not work and help solve.
backwards = [
'tac',
'esuoheerT',
'htenneK',
[5, 4, 3, 2, 1],
]
def reverse(y):
y.reverse()
return y
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,124 PointsThis would work on a list, but the goal is to reverse any kind of iterable including strings. And strings don't have a reverse()
method, so you can't count on being able to call y.reverse()
.
Hint: any iterable can be sliced, and the optional step value can also control the direction.