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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices Slice Functions

Nicholas Hattwick
Nicholas Hattwick
2,697 Points
Posted by Nicholas Hattwick
Nicholas Hattwick
2,697 Points

Python collections: first_4

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

slices.py 
list=range(6)

def first_4(list):
  return list[0:4]

2 Answers

Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points
Justin Iezzi
Justin Iezzi
18,199 Points

Hi Nicholas,

You don't need to create the list for this code challenge.

Just -

def first_4(list):
  return list[0:4]

Should pass the step. Try it out. :)

William Li
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William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

list is a built-in function's name in Python, please refrain from using it as variable/parameter name, not only it's bad practice to do so, it can cause your program to have unpredictable behavior.

def first_4(li):
  return li[0:4]

this would be fine.

Nicholas Hattwick
Nicholas Hattwick
2,697 Points
Nicholas Hattwick
Nicholas Hattwick
2,697 Points

thanks, I'll keep that in mind.