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For word = "computer", what are word[0], word[-1], word[2:5] and word[::-1]?
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For word = "computer", what are word[0], word[-1], word[2:5] and word[::-1]?
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Positions start at 0, negative positions count from the end, and a slice stops before its end position.
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Write the positions under the letters: c 0, o 1, m 2, p 3, u 4, t 5, e 6, r 7.
word[0]isc, the first character.word[-1]isr, the last character.word[2:5]has the characters at 2, 3 and 4, which ismpu. It stops before 5.word[::-1]goes backwards through the whole word:retupmoc.
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