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The list is days = ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"].
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The list is days = ["Mon", "Tue", "Wed", "Thu", "Fri", "Sat", "Sun"]. Write the slice, with the right positions, for each of these.
- the first three days
- the last two days
- from Wednesday to Friday
- every day except the first and the last
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Plan. A slice days[start:stop] starts at start and stops before stop. The positions are 0 for Mon, 1 for Tue, 2 for Wed, 3 for Thu, 4 for Fri, 5 for Sat and 6 for Sun.
days[:3]gives['Mon', 'Tue', 'Wed'].days[-2:]gives['Sat', 'Sun'].- Wed is position 2 and Fri is position 4, so the stop is 5:
days[2:5]gives['Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri']. days[1:-1]gives['Tue', 'Wed', 'Thu', 'Fri', 'Sat'].
Check. Run the four slices. The number of items in a slice days[a:b] is b - a: for the third one, 5 - 2 = 3.
Answer: days[:3], days[-2:], days[2:5] and days[1:-1].
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