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Mimon Copitman
1,242 Pointsguys i cant figure it out on the terminal the result is fine, but i can't pass the challenge
guys i cant figure it out on the terminal the result is fine, but i can't pass the challenge
def first_4(li):
return li[0:4]
def first_and_last_4(li):
return li[:4] + li[-4:len(li):1]
def odds(item):
return item[1::2]
def reverse_evens(iterable):
return iterable[-1::-2]
2 Answers
reanimator313
6,005 PointsBut if the last index is odd? You have to use an if statement.
Mimon Copitman
1,242 Pointsno, i found the answer is return iterable[::2][::-1]
reanimator313
6,005 Pointsthis goes too:
def reverse_evens(h):
if h[-1]%2 != 0:
print(h[::-2])
else:
print(h[-2::-2])
nice though
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherGreat work! This one requires a bit of reasoning about slices that a lot of people don't get right away. Good job working through it.