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

Posted by Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
8,466 Points

Can't see where I am going wrong. I've tested this code elsewhere and it seems to do the job but not here...

As instructed by the last part of the challenge, I attempted to create a function that will reverse and only include the even index. I'm not sure what to do and was only able to come up with this. 

def reverse_evens(target):
    return target[::-2]
slices.py 
def reverse_evens(target):
    return target[::-2]

def first_4(target):
    return target[0:4]

def first_and_last_4(target):
    first = target[0:4]
    last = target[-4:]
    result = first + last
    return result

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

1 Answer

John Goodwin
John Goodwin
17,921 Points

Hi Kaleshe,

I can see where you're going with your code. See if you can break it down into multiple steps and first reverse the list, and then take the even index items.

Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
Kaleshe Alleyne-Vassel
8,466 Points

Solved!