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David Valles
9,367 PointsWhat is the problem with my solution in the 3 challenge
def first_and_last_4(item): first4 = item[:4] last4 = item[-1:-5:-1] x = (first4+last4).sort() return x
def first_4(item):
return item[:4]
def odds(item):
return item[1::2]
def first_and_last_4(item):
first4 = item[:4]
last4 = item[-1:-5:-1]
x = (first4+last4).sort()
return x
1 Answer
Brian Fuller
6,699 PointsI think your last4 slice should probably use len(item) to get the length of the iterable object that is passed in so it can handle items of different lengths.