Re: Slices by length

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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.
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