[Numpy-discussion] Backwards slicing including the first element

[Chris Barker]

> Jerome Esteve wrote:
>> Is there a way to give an integer value to j when using a[i:j:-1] so 
>> that the first element of the array can be included in the slice ?

Is this what you are looking for?

In [11]: a = np.arange(10)

In [12]: a[6::-1]
Out[12]: array([6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0])

I know it's not an integer, but it does indicate "the last (or first) 
element of the array"

-Chris


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