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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices Slice Functions

gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
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Posted by gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
5,539 Points

how to solve this question (make an argument accepts iterable)?

Hi guys, I having difficulty in solving this problem. Any idea?

slices.py 
def first_4 = iterable

1 Answer

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
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Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

step 1 is asking you to write a function called first_4 that returns the first 4 of an iterable. so you need to do a slice.

return iterable[0:4:1] #the first number in the brackets('0') is the beginning of your slice; the second number is the end of your slice; and the third number is the step increment along the way, so 1 would mean that it will print out every number from the beginning of your slice to the end.