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You can return a range of characters by using the slice syntax.
Specify the start index and the end index, separated by a colon, to return a part of the string.Get the characters from position 2 to position 5 (not included): b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[2:5])The first character has index 0.
By leaving out the start index, the range will start at the first character:
Get the characters from the start to position 5 (not included): b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[:5])By leaving out the end index, the range will go to the end:
Get the characters from position 2, and all the way to the end: b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[2:])Use negative indexes to start the slice from the end of the string:
Formula
From: "o" in "World!" (position - 5)
To, but not included: "d" in "World!" (position - 2):b = "Hello, World!"
print(b[-5:-2])