On 08/10/2025 03:21, Richard Damon wrote:
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On Oct 7, 2025, at 9:59 PM, Rob Cliffe via Python-list <[email protected]>
wrote:
In fairness, it is already possible to write
s[x:][:n]
which gives the "right" answer if n is non-negative, and is quite readable,
although this is slower than s[x:x+2], at least in tests that I did (and, I
would hazard a guess, always).
Best wishes
Rob Cliffe
Which brings to mind a possible alternate syntax: s[x::n]
Won’t say I think it is good enough to say that is how it should be, just
throwing a new hat in the ring.
That syntax already exists.
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