slicing, mapping types, ellipsis etc.

[Caleb Hattingh]

I'm going to assume the following is self-explanatory - type the commands  
in yourself.

'>>> a = 'hello my name is caleb'
'>>> b = a.split()
'>>> b
['hello', 'my', 'name', 'is', 'caleb']
'>>> b[0]
'hello'
'>>> b[1]
'my'
'>>> b[0:1]
['hello']
'>>> b[0:2]
['hello', 'my']
'>>> b[-1]
'caleb'
'>>> b[:-2]
['hello', 'my', 'name']
'>>> b[2:-2]
['name']
'>>>

thx
Caleb



On 29 Nov 2004 15:49:30 -0500, Jerry Sievers <jerry at jerrysievers.com>  
wrote:

>
>      Slice objects
>                     Slice objects are used to represent slices when  
> extended
>           slice syntax is used. This is a slice using two colons, or  
> multiple
>           slices or ellipses separated by commas, e.g., a[i:j:step],  
> a[i:j,
>           k:l], or a[..., i:j]. They are also created by the built-in  
> slice()
>           function.
>
> A quick example on how this is used and/or pointer to more reading is
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
>