s[len(s):-1:-1] yields an empty list ! Test code :
s = "12345" print s[len(s)::-1] -> prints "54321" print s[len(s):-1:-1] -> prints "" (nothing) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
s[len(s):-1:-1] yields an empty list ! Test code :
s = "12345" print s[len(s)::-1] -> prints "54321" print s[len(s):-1:-1] -> prints "" (nothing) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list