I'm new to Python. I see :
used in list indices especially when it's associated with function calls.
Python 2.7 documentation suggests that lists.append
translates to a[len(a):] = [x]
. Why does one need to suffix len(a)
with a colon?
I understand that :
is used to identify keys in dictionary.
Answer
:
is the delimiter of the slice syntax to 'slice out' sub-parts in sequences , [start:end]
[1:5] is equivalent to "from 1 to 5" (5 not included)
[1:] is equivalent to "1 to end"
[len(a):] is equivalent to "from length of a to end"
Watch https://youtu.be/tKTZoB2Vjuk?t=41m40s at around 40:00 he starts explaining that.
Works with tuples, dictionaries and lists, too.
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