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Python Python Collections (Retired) Slices Slice Functions

Posted by Shadow Skillz
Shadow Skillz
3,020 Points

Make a function named odds that accepts an iterable as an argument and returns the items with an odd index in the iterab

having an issues with this challenge can't figure out what I'm missing pls help

slices.py 
def first_4(happy): 
    return happy[:4]

def odds(confusion):
    return confusion[::3]
Shadow Skillz
Shadow Skillz
3,020 Points

Thanks Joshua i appreciate the help

3 Answers

Joshua Edwards
Joshua Edwards
52,175 Points
Joshua Edwards
Joshua Edwards
52,175 Points

Your odds function is jumping by too much. You want to start at index 1 the first odd number, and go through all the other odd numbers which are 2 steps after the previous odd number each time.

Ben Wong
Ben Wong
19,426 Points
Ben Wong
Ben Wong
19,426 Points

def odds(confusion): return confusion[1::2]

Theodore Karropoulos
Theodore Karropoulos
22,149 Points
Theodore Karropoulos
Theodore Karropoulos
22,149 Points

Try this

  def odds(whatever):
    return whatever[1::2]