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Tony Ahn
24,417 PointsPreview indicates that I should be correct, but can't pass
favorite_things = ['raindrops on roses', 'whiskers on kittens', 'bright copper kettles', 'warm woolen mittens', 'bright paper packages tied up with string', 'cream colored ponies', 'crisp apple strudels']
With this list, I'm supposed to make a slice with the last two variables... which I did.
slice2 = favorite_things[::-1][0:2]
But I can't seem to be able to pass :( any help?
favorite_things = ['raindrops on roses', 'whiskers on kittens', 'bright copper kettles',
'warm woolen mittens', 'bright paper packages tied up with string',
'cream colored ponies', 'crisp apple strudels']
slice1 = favorite_things[1:4]
slice2 = favorite_things[::-1][0:2]
1 Answer
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You're doing terrific! Using slices takes some getting used to. You do have the last two things from that list, but they are in the reverse order. Your slice is ['crisp apple strudels', 'cream colored ponies'], but it should be ['cream colored ponies', 'crisp apple strudels']. Instead of reversing the slice and taking the first two, try starting two from the end and going forward. Remember, the first number is indicative of where you want to start and can also contain negative numbers
I feel like you will get there with this hint, but let me know if you´re still stuck!
