Slicing in Python 2.3a2

[Michael Hudson]

Dave Benjamin <ramen at lackingtalent.com> writes:

> I think it makes sense if you think in terms of "start", "stop", and "step".
> The step amount represents the value that is added to the implicit counter
> with each iteration. I think that the confusion actually comes from the
> defaults for start and stop if they are not supplied. It seems from your
> example (and the [::-1] form) that the defaults for start and stop are
> swapped if the step is negative.

Yep!  You wouldn't believe the amount of hair I tore out implementing
all that...

Cheers,
M.

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