On Apr 12, 2015 4:00 PM, "Jim Mooney" <cybervigila...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > If join returns a string, why am I getting a syntax error when I try to > > slice it? > > > > >>> 'alfabeta'[2:5] > > 'fab' > > >>> ''.join(['a', 'l', 'f', 'a', 'b', 'e', 't', 'a')[2:5] > > SyntaxError: invalid syntax > > If you're seeing a SyntaxError, don't look for explanations that are > semantic. Look for syntax.In this case, note that the list of characters > had not been closed with a right bracket yet. > > Best of wishes! > Eeek! How did I miss that? Won't be the first time I confused mistyping with misunderstanding ;') -- Jim _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
