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

victor E
victor E
19,145 Points
Posted by victor E
victor E
19,145 Points

running into a similar issue

my last answer seems to be wrong, am I missing a step?

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

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

def odds(iterable):
    return iterable[1::2]

def reverse_evens(iterable):
    return iterable[::-2]

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

iterable[::-2] doesn't work for even-length iterables. Try iterable[::2][::-1].