On 16/01/16 23:56, Alan Gauld wrote: > On 16/01/16 22:39, boB Stepp wrote: > >> So in this model of understanding negative list indexing, should it be: >> >> mylist = [ 100, 200, 300, 400, 500 ] >> ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ >> -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 ? >> >> Well, it has to be this; otherwise, the off-by-one error exist. This >> also continues to explain why >> >> mylist.insert(-1, x) >> >> inserts x *before* 500. But in this model, what should go in the place of >> "?"? > > -0 >
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