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Peter Alexander
4,283 PointsI'm struggling to complete the 4th Slice Function
I've tried various variations of the code without success, can someone point out the problem, thanks.
def first_4(items):
return items[:4]
def first_and_last_4(items):
return items[:4] + items[-4:]
def odds(items):
return items[1::2]
def reverse_evens(items):
evens = items[0::2]
return evens[-1::-1]
3 Answers
Peter Alexander
4,283 PointsApologies, it's with reference to:
def reverse_evens(items): evens = items[0::2] return evens[-1::-1]
Brandon Crossley
10,287 Pointsforgot my rules for a second. looks like this is correct. I got a pass for this challenge using your code
Mustafa Başaran
28,046 PointsHi Peter,
The fist index in the slice is the starting point. So, you can omit the first -1 in the return statement in the last function.
return evens[::-1]
The above statement will return the reversed version of the evens list. You can also take 0 out in
evens = items[0::2]
The above slice is equal to
evens = items[::2]
I hope this helps.