On Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:59:32 +0000, MRAB wrote: > Python uses half-open ranges (and counts from 0), which means that the > start index is included and the end index is excluded. > > Therefore, worst_offenders[5:6] means the slice from index 5 up to, but > excluding, index 6; in other words, an empty list.
Er, no. It's a one-element list: index 5 is included, index 6 is excluded.
py> L = list("abcdefgh")
py> L[5:6]
['f']
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