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I bet this is asked quite frequently, however after quite a few hours searching
I haven't found an answer.
What is the thinking behind stopping 'one short' when slicing or iterating
through lists?
By example;
>>> a=[0,1,2,3,4,5,6]
>>> a
[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
>>> a[2:5]
[2, 3, 4]
To my mind,
