> second parameter that gives an empty string, unlike the > [startindex, endindex) interval where endindex is exclusive, > e.g. Python.
But that's not to say that the python way is in any way
more intuitive or useful. Example:
>>> print [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8][-1]
--> 8
>>> print [1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8][-2:-1]
--> [7]
which makes negative indices pretty useless for retrieving
a subrange that includes the last element...
