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

Posted by Roy de Jong
Roy de Jong
418 Points

I really dont understand this task

This is confusing me so hard.

slices.py 
def first_4(list):
    list = ['1', '2','3','4']

    list[1:4]

1 Answer

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

It looks like there's three issues:

  • the "list" is supplied as an argument, so you don't want to replace it with a new one
  • the index value for the first item is 0 (zero), not 1
  • the function needs to return the final value