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Tim Creed
Courses Plus Student 2,975 PointsSlices question
Can't figure this one out. Again, it works in workspaces and I think I've built on each of the previous tasks correctly.
def first_4(passed):
return passed[:4]
def first_and_last_4(passed):
return passed[:4] + passed[-4:]
def odds(passed):
temp = passed[1:]
return temp[::2]
def reverse_evens(passed):
return passed[-1::-2]
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsThe final function will work for some inputs. On others it will return "reverse_odds" instead. It depends on how many items are in the list.
To always return reverse evens, there's two basic strategies:
- compute the starting position based on the list size
- extract the even index values first, then reverse them
Either one will pass the challenge when implemented correctly.