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Working on a python assignment and was curious as to what [:-1] means in the context of the following code: instructions = f.readline()[:-1] Have searched on here on S.O. and on Google but to no avail. Would love an explanation!
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BetaHere, we specify a start of index 2, no end, and a step of -1. Slicing here will start from index 2 which is 3. The negative steps mean the next value in the slice will be at an index smaller than the previous index by 1. This means 2 - 1 which is 1 so the value at this index, which is 2 will be added to the slice.
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BetaSlicing in Python gets a sub-string from a string. The slicing range is set as parameters i.e. start, stop and step. For slicing, the 1st index is 0.
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BetaA Python list can have many elements, and refer to a particular element among hundreds of elements present in them, indexing is used. Indexing in Python is a way to refer to individual items by their position within a list. In Python, objects are “zero-indexed”, which means that position counting starts at zero, 5 elements exist in the list, then the first element (i.e. the leftmost ...
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BetaPython list slicing is fundamental concept that let us easily access specific elements in a list. In this article, we’ll learn the syntax and how to use both positive and negative indexing for slicing with examples. Example: Get the items from a list starting at position 1 and ending at position 4 (exclusive). Python
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BetaThat evaluates to 1, which is truthy. At that point, Python stops the evaluation because it already knows that the entire expression is truthy. Consequently, Python returns 1 as the value of the expression and never evaluates the remaining operands, f(2) and f(3). You can confirm from the output that the f(2) and f(3) calls don’t occur.
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BetaDescription¶. Subtracts a value from the variable and assigns the result to that variable.
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BetaIn Python, the syntax `[::-1]` is used to reverse a string. It is known as string slicing with a step value of -1. Let's break down how it works: - The first colon `:` indicates that we want to slice the entire string. - The second colon `:` indicates the step value.
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BetaThis is explained nicely in Understanding slice notation, in the Python docs under "extended slicing", and in this blogpost: Python Slice Examples: Start, Stop and Step Share Improve this answer
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