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Basic Python string slicing (was: Re: [pygame] Pygame Render Text as Variables)
"Ian Mallett" <geometrian@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Do you mean like:
You don't include the post that you're replying to, Ian, so it can be
difficult to follow your posts.
> my_string = "Python"
> first_letter = my_string[0]
> last_letter = my_string[:0]
> # first_letter == "P", last_letter == "n"
>
You probably mean
last_letter = my_string[-1]
right? Because my_string[:0] is the slice of my_string up to, and not
including the zeroth element, which is '', the empty string.
-Dave LeCompte