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Brent Capuano
949 PointsWhy are these quizzes so hard? Help
Im not sure how to do this. I get so discouraged that I cant move forward and there are no hints. Can someone show me how to do this? please and thank you. I wish the quizzes didnt span all different lessons. The quizzes are so frustrating
list = [1,2,3,4,5,6]
def first_4(x):
x = [0:5]
return(x)
2 Answers
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsHere's a few hints:
- you only need to define the functions, you won't need to supply any data
- there should not be an equal sign between the slice brackets and the item being sliced
- you won't need to assign a variable if you create the slice as part of the "return" statement
Leo Marco Corpuz
18,975 PointsOk thanks! I forgot about that.
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsLeo Marco Corpuz — Glad to help. You can mark the question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!
Leo Marco Corpuz
18,975 PointsLeo Marco Corpuz
18,975 PointsI'm past this challenge already, but I forgot how the third part of this challenge was done. It's asking for the odd index numbers. First, I created an empty list then I for-looped through the range of the length of the list argument . Then I set an if condition where only indexes not divisible by 2(i % 2 != 0) would be added to the empty list. I returned that list and it was wrong.
For the first part of this challenge. I passed when returning [0:4] instead of [0:3]. Isn't [0:3] the first four items?
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsSteven Parker
229,732 PointsThe odd indexes can be obtained using a slice with a start value of 1 and a step of 2 (
[1::2]). All of the tasks in this challenge can be completed without using loops.When using a stop value, the number is for the index to stop before. So
[0:4](or just[:4]) would return the indexes 0,1,2,3 (the first four).Brent Capuano
949 PointsBrent Capuano
949 Pointsi still havent gotten this correct. can you show me the answer?
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsSteven Parker
229,732 PointsBrent – Try applying the hints given here, and if you still have trouble, create a fresh new question where you can show your code as it is now and we can take it from there.