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STRINGS AND LISTS
Problem:
Given: A string s of length at most 200 letters and four integers a, b, c and d.
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Return: The slice of this string from indices a through b and c through d (with space in between), inclusively. In other words, we should include elements s[b] and s[d] in our slice.
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Sample Dataset:
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HumptyDumptysatonawallHumptyDumpthadagreatfallAlltheKingshorsesandalltheKingsmenCouldntputHumptyDumptyinhisplaceagain.
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22 27 97 102
Sample Output: Humpty Dumpty
Solution:
A fairly simple slicing code needs to be run through the Humpty Dumpty string. It is key to keep couple a things in mind:
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1. Python assigns the first character of a string with the index 0, the second with the index 1 and so on...
2. The string needs to be sliced through the first two numbers and then through the last two numbers
3. s[22:27] discounts the 27th character, so the index where the slicing stops needs to be incremented by one
a l l h u m p t y d u m p t y h a d
22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
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b
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text= "HumptyDumptysatonawallHumptyDumptyhadagreatfallAlltheKingshorsesandalltheKingsmenCouldntputHumptyDumptyinhisplaceagain."
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a = 22
b = 27
c = 97
d = 102
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print(text[a:b], text[c:d])
Output:
Humpt Dumpt
That doesn't seem right...​
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Oh we forgot to increment a one to the ending splice indexes!
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print(text[a:b+1], text[c:d+1])
Output:
Humpty Dumpty
That we go!
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Copy and paste the output you get from running your code on the sample data onto the Rosalind answer terminal and submit. Annnd get yourself a cookie!