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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices Slice Functions

Kody Dibble
Kody Dibble
2,554 Points
Posted by Kody Dibble
Kody Dibble
2,554 Points

This is really bugging me...Not sure exactly how to make an iterable...is that just a string?

Slices first step out of three

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

1 Answer

Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points
Vittorio Somaschini
Vittorio Somaschini
33,371 Points

Hello Kody.

The code you wrote only returns only one element, the element with index 4. What we want here is a slice of the iterable, from element with index 0 up to the 4th element (included).

So the slice would be something like this: [0:4] where you can omit the 0

Vittorio