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I think if you want to use this method myString[offset:][:length] in the case of OP you can just use myString[offset:][:]

victortv
– victortv

2019-03-12 22:49:21 +00:00
Commented Mar 12, 2019 at 22:49
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@VictorVal The answer is for those (like me) who have learned Python as a 2nd (3rd, 4th, ...) programming language and want to some familiar 'syntax hooks' to approach the language. Any experts in the language will most likely view my answer as a bit silly.

CopyPasteIt
– CopyPasteIt

2019-03-12 22:58:54 +00:00
Commented Mar 12, 2019 at 22:58
Should answers like this be flagged for deletion? Other answers explain similar solution much better, and seeing this one had made me scratch my head and lookup python for few minutes before realising that it's just that type answer.

Sebi
– Sebi

2019-06-12 08:10:11 +00:00
Commented Jun 12, 2019 at 8:10

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
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