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

Posted by Jothum Chitewe
Jothum Chitewe
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slices.py

return odd index

slices.py 
def first_4(iterable_thing):
    return iterable_thing [0:4]
def first_and_last_4(single_iterable):
    return single_iterable [0:4] + single_iterable [-4:]
def odds(0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11):
    return [::2]

1 Answer

Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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Oszkár Fehér
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Hi Jothum

you don't need to pass in a list of numbers! just a name for the list and returned that name with the slice 

return iterable[::2] ----> iterable it's a name for your list witch it must be passed in the function, like so:
def odds(iterable):

i hope this helps and good luck