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

MONIQUE PORTILLO
MONIQUE PORTILLO
172 Points
Posted by MONIQUE PORTILLO
MONIQUE PORTILLO
172 Points

help here!

challenge: Amazing! I know that one can be a little tricky!

OK, try this one on for size: create a new function named odds that returns every item with an odd index in a provided iterable. For example, it would return the items at index 1, 3, and so on.

my code: [alt text]https://w.trhou.se/9syn8ehjij

slices.py 
my_list = list(range(1,21))
def first_4(the_list):
    return the_list[:4:]
print(first_4(my_list)) 

def first_and_last_4(my_list):
    first_4 = my_list[:4:]
    last_4 = my_list[-4::]
    return first_4 + last_4 

def odds(only_odds):
    return only_odds[0::2]
print(odds(my_list))

1 Answer

nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points
nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points

Zero isn't an odd number. You want "the items at index 1, 3, and so on." That make sense? :)

MONIQUE PORTILLO
MONIQUE PORTILLO
172 Points
MONIQUE PORTILLO
MONIQUE PORTILLO
172 Points

thank you, i just fixed it !

nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points
nakalkucing
nakalkucing
12,964 Points

Yea!!

answer = "Correct"
if answer == "Correct":
    print("Yea! You did it")