a[start:stop] # items start through stop-1
a[start:] # items start through the rest of the array
a[:stop] # items from the beginning through stop-1
a[:] # a copy of the whole array
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>> a[1:3]
[2, 3]
>>> a[:3]
[1, 2, 3]
>>> a[2:]
[3, 4, 5]
>>> s='computer'
>>> s[:3]
'com'
>>> s[3:6]
'put'
a[start:stop] # items start through stop-1
a[start:] # items start through the rest of the array
a[:stop] # items from the beginning through stop-1
a[:] # a copy of the whole array
>>> a=[1,2,3,4,5]
>>> a[1:3]
[2, 3]
>>> a[:3]
[1, 2, 3]
>>> a[2:]
[3, 4, 5]
>>> s='computer'
>>> s[:3]
'com'
>>> s[3:6]
'put'