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

Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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this does what the question ask and still not ok

i am confused a little bit here, somebody can explain please

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

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

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

def reverse_evens(args):
    evens = []
    for x in args:
        if x % 2 == 0:
            evens.append(x)
            continue
    return evens[::-1]

2 Answers

Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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You would expect return args[::-2] to simply work, but this does not take into account if the length of args is odd or even to start with. It is best to first get a list of all the even numbers and then reverse it.

def reverse_evens(args):
    new = args[::2]
    return new[::-1]