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

Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points
Posted by Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points

im trying to reverse the even index's of the argument given...i tried this code... its not passing

i really thought about this code and i hoped it would work.... please help me out

slices.py 
def first_4(word):
    return word[:4]

def first_and_last_4(word):
    first_four = word[:4]
    last_four = word[-4:]
    return first_four + last_four

def odds(word):
    return word[1::2]

def reverse_evens(word):
    if len(word) % 2 == 0:
        return word[-2::-2]
    else:
        return word[-1::-2]

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Your solution looks correct to me. So I pasted it directly into the challenge and it passed!

It doesn't pass for you?

Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points
Nikhil Alexander
Nikhil Alexander
1,444 Points

Yeah the code passed today...i dont know why it wasnt passing the other day..anyway thanks for looking into this Steven