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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices Slice Functions

Abdul Kader
Abdul Kader
3,504 Points
Posted by Abdul Kader
Abdul Kader
3,504 Points

I dont understand the question. How do you define an utterable which can be anything?

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slices.py 
def first_4():
    num = [1,2,3,4,5]
    return num[:4]

print(first_4())

1 Answer

Austin David
Austin David
6,516 Points
Austin David
Austin David
6,516 Points

The first_4 function take any iterable as a argument like so: def first_4(arg): # arg can be any iterable # code to return first four items

Then you call it like so: print(first_4([1,2,3,4,5]))