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Gregory James
6,537 PointsI don't understand this at all
Since I don't understand this at all except function can someone point me in the right direction. I think I should back track. Where should I go to learn this? I did python basics and now i am on this. I feel like this took a big jump.
def first_4[info]:
return info[:3]
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Thomas Harris
7,647 PointsWhen defining the function, you'll need to use parenthesis instead of brackets. This is covered in the Python Basics course you're working on.
def first_4(info):
return info[:3]