Reverse a String?

[Gregory Piñero]

On 9/23/06, Robert Kern <robert.kern at gmail.com> wrote:
> Not in that form, no, since this already exists:
>
>    text[::-1]

Wow, that's really cool!  Here are my questions:

1. How long has this thing been going on? I didn't know slice even
took an extra argument like that.

2. Where can I get the lowdown on everything there is to know about
slice?  Since I've obviously been living in ignorance all these years!

Thanks again,

Greg