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slice()

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slice() is built into Python. You do not import it. Freshers only need one honest call and the printed result — not a long definition.

slice() — output — [20, 30]. slice(1,3) same as [1:3].

Wrong type often raises TypeError. Empty values matter for bool/all/any. Don’t mix slice up with a similar name (sorted vs sort, int vs float).

Exam tip

Call slice() once and say what prints.

# slice()
a = [10, 20, 30, 40]
print(a[slice(1, 3)])

slice() — output: [20, 30]. slice(1,3) same as [1:3].