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

Abel Sila
Abel Sila
1,584 Points
Posted by Abel Sila
Abel Sila
1,584 Points

task 4 of 4 on slice

I do not know the answer to this and I think it might have an error. I have tried the code in my laptop and the code does what it suppose to do for this question, but it keeps on getting giving me "I got it wrong" when I click Check work, Help me find the answer to this task, please.

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

def first_and_last_4(lists):
    first_4 = lists[:4]
    last_4 = lists[-4:]
    first_4.extend(last_4)
    return first_4

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

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

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,657 Points

The trick to this challenge is that the length of the list (or more specifically if it has an odd or even number of elements) will affect how to accomplish the goal. There are two ways to handle this:

  • you can compute the starting position based on the length
  • you can slice the even indexed items first, and then reverse them in a separate operation

Either technique will pass the challenge when implemented properly, but the 2nd one is a bit easier to code.

Abel Sila
Abel Sila
1,584 Points
Abel Sila
Abel Sila
1,584 Points

thank you Steven