In the section 3.1.2 strings of python tutorial You are giving examples of negative index numbers and at the end there is an view for indexes and the where they correspond as shown at below. The negative index numbers are showing wrong numbers. +---+---+---+---+---+ | H | e | l | p | A | +---+---+---+---+---+ 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 Best Regards Ercan ALTUNTAS