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

Posted by Namrata Lamba
Namrata Lamba
1,347 Points

Slicing the list, can't find odds

Need to return items only with odd indexes

slices.py 
def first_4(item):
    return item[0:4]
def first_and_last_4(item):
    return item[0:4]+item[-4:]
def odd(obj):
    return obj[1::2]

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

So Close. It's a typo. Should be odds not "odd".

The clue was in the error message: "Couldn't find odds". This means that the function name or a syntax error is preventing the checker from seeing valid code for "odds". If it had been a syntax error, the message would like have been "Task 1 is no longer passing". Hence I checked the function name.

Namrata Lamba
Namrata Lamba
1,347 Points
Namrata Lamba
Namrata Lamba
1,347 Points

OMG! Thank you :)