Basic Programming Unit Test 17 of 2617 of 26 Items Question The built-in Python function slice allows the programmer to select portions of the input that they want to slice out. It has two possible syntaxes, slice(stop) or slice(start, stop, step). In the single parameter version, start and step default to none. The following code will print “Str”. String = 'String slicing' s1 = slice(3) print(String[s1]) Which of the following will result in the string “ti”? (1 point) Responses s1 = slice(2,6) s1 = slice(2,6) s1 = slice(1, 5) s1 = slice(1, 5) s1 = slice(2, 6, 2) s1 = slice(2, 6, 2) s1 = slice(1, 5, 2) s1 = slice(1, 5, 2) Skip to navigation page 1 of 1

Answer 1

To identify which slice will result in the string "ti" from the string "String slicing", let's analyze the different slice options provided:

1. s1 = slice(2, 6)

   • This slice starts at index 2 and goes up to, but does not include, index 6.
   • String[2:6] results in "rin" (characters at indices 2, 3, 4, 5: 'r', 'i', 'n', 'g').

2. s1 = slice(1, 5)

   • This slice starts at index 1 and goes up to, but does not include, index 5.
   • String[1:5] results in "trin" (characters at indices 1, 2, 3, 4: 't', 'r', 'i', 'n').

3. s1 = slice(2, 6, 2)

   • This slice starts at index 2 and goes up to, but does not include, index 6, taking every 2nd element.
   • String[2:6:2] results in "ri" (indices 2 and 4: 'r', 'i').

4. s1 = slice(1, 5, 2)

   • This slice starts at index 1 and goes up to, but does not include, index 5, taking every 2nd element.
   • String[1:5:2] results in "ti" (indices 1 and 3: 't', 'i').

From the above analysis, the slice that results in the string "ti" is:

s1 = slice(1, 5, 2).