Slicing sequences

Slicing extracts a portion of a list or string using [start:stop:step]. Omitted values default to the beginning, end, or a step of 1.

Worked example

How it reads

Cloud tip: Negative indices count from the end of the list, e.g., nums[-1] is the last item.

main.py

PYTHON

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Console

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YOUR TURN

Print the word reversed using a slice with a negative step: edocmaerd.

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