In article <mailman.143.1250793404.2854.python-l...@python.org>, Benjamin Kaplan <benjamin.kap...@case.edu> wrote: >On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 2:13 PM, David C Ullrich<dullr...@sprynet.com> wrot= >e: >> >> I just noticed that >> sequence[i:j:k] > >Well, I got some good news and some bad news. According to the docs, >it existed in 1.4 but the built-in sequences didn't support it until >2.3. It's not used that often anyway so you haven't been missing much.
Except that it's canonical for one specific operation: 'reverseme'[::-1] -- Aahz (a...@pythoncraft.com) <*> http://www.pythoncraft.com/ "Given that C++ has pointers and typecasts, it's really hard to have a serious conversation about type safety with a C++ programmer and keep a straight face. It's kind of like having a guy who juggles chainsaws wearing body armor arguing with a guy who juggles rubber chickens wearing a T-shirt about who's in more danger." --Roy Smith -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
