>>> a = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] >>> a [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12] >>> a[-9:] [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]