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Gerald Bishop
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,897 PointsHow to split the list using an iterative approach without using slicing? (3:35 in video)
In the video around 3:35, the teacher suggests implementing the split into two lists without using Python's slicing operator. I've looked at the video for iterative Binary Search and cannot figure out how to apply using the first and last variables to create a split and avoid using slice.
The teacher suggests there are teachers notes but they seems to have been removed and implementation in the next lesson is in Swift only.
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,268 PointsHe's not suggesting implementing the split without slicing. What he is suggesting is to implement merge_sort using an iterative approach without using list slicing, which would mean removing the split function entirely.
I does look like you've discovered a bug in the video regarding the missing notes mentioned at 3:51 in the video. You may want to report this to Support, it should get you a "special Exterminator badge" if you're the first to point it out.
