Indexing and slicing strings
12-minute lesson · module-strings-01
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Indexing and slicing strings
12-minute lesson · module-strings-01
- Pick a single character from a string with `[i]`.
- Take a slice with `[start:stop:step]`.
- Use negative indices to count from the end.
Source attribution
Status: adapted
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition — source · Strings / Index Operator: Working with the Characters of a String
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