Try this >>> s = "abcdefgh" >>> s[-4:] 'efgh
2008/2/21, Robert Rawlins - Think Blue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > Hello Guys, > > > > I'm looking for a function which will give me the last 4 characters of a > given string. I'm sure it's a very simple task but I couldn't find anything > of it. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Rob > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > -- Rafael Sachetto Oliveira Sir - Simple Image Resizer http://rsachetto.googlepages.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list