slices.py

# Further explanation: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html?highlight=slice#slicings

# "One way to remember how slices work is to think of the indices as pointing between characters, with the left edge of the first character numbered 0."
# +---+---+---+---+---+
# | f | u | n | d | a |
# +---+---+---+---+---+
# 0   1   2   3   4   5
#-5  -4  -3  -2  -1

if __name__ == '__main__':
    l = ['f', 'u', 'n', 'd', 'a']

    # Take items from 1 to 4, upper bound non-inclusive
    print(l[1:4]) 

    # Take all items except the last
    print(l[0:-1])

    # Reverse the list
    print(l[::-1])

    # Copy all items of a list
    b = l[:]
    print(l)
    print(b)