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Python slice()

The slice() is a built-in python function that slice the given object.(List, String, etc)

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Python slice()
Python slice()
By khushal jethava
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Python slice()

The syntax of slice() is:

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slice(start, stop, step)

slice() Parameters

The slice() functions takes three parameters as argument:

  • start (optional) - An integer number specifying at which position to start the slicing. Default is 0
  • stop - An integer number specifying at which position to end the slicing
  • step (optional) - Optional. An integer number specifying the step of the slicing. Default is 1.

Lets see an example of python slice() function.

Example 1: How to use slice() in python?

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# Python program to demonstrate
# slice() operator

# String slicing
String ='PythonScholar'
s1 = slice(3)
s2 = slice(1, 5, 2)
print("String slicing")
print(String[s1])
print(String[s2])

# List slicing
L = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
s1 = slice(3)
s2 = slice(1, 5, 2)
print("\nList slicing")
print(L[s1])
print(L[s2])

# Tuple slicing
T = (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
s1 = slice(3)
s2 = slice(1, 5, 2)
print("\nTuple slicing")
print(T[s1])
print(T[s2])

Output:

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String slicing
Pyt
yh

List slicing
[1, 2, 3]
[2, 4]

Tuple slicing
(1, 2, 3)
(2, 4)
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