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

sarvienn thevendran
sarvienn thevendran
734 Points
Posted by sarvienn thevendran
sarvienn thevendran
734 Points

function odds

it's throwing back an error.. how do i get this done

slices.py 
def first_4(it):
    it = it[:4]
    return it 

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

def odds(it):
    for it[i] in it:
        if i %2 !=0:
            return it

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You may have misinterpreted the instructions. They ask for a function "that returns every item with an odd index", not with an odd value.

Also if you return from within a loop, you'll only return one item and the loop will never finish. But you can do this task without a loop using slices.