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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Slices Slice Functions

Nicholas Tan
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Nicholas Tan
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Posted by Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan
Courses Plus Student 8,562 Points

Challenge Task 2 of 4 where getting the first and the last 4

Attempted and checked on my workspace i dont seem to get the right answer

slices.py 
def first_4(items):
    return items[0:4]

def first_and_last_4(items):
    p = items[0:4]
    c = items[-1:-4:-1]
    p.extend(c[-1::-1])
    return "".join(p)

1 Answer

Nicholas Tan
PLUS
Nicholas Tan
Courses Plus Student 8,562 Points
Nicholas Tan
Nicholas Tan
Courses Plus Student 8,562 Points

def first_and_last_4(items): return items[:4]+items[-4:]