def METHOD_NAME():
    an_array = np.zeros([100, 200])
    # manually writing a few cases here rather than parametrizing because the
    # latter seems not worth the trouble.
    sli = slice_from_string('[:-1:2, :]')
    np.testing.assert_array_equal(an_array[:-1:2, :],
                                  an_array[sli])
    sli = slice_from_string('[:, 15:90]')
    np.testing.assert_array_equal(an_array[:, 15:90],
                                  an_array[sli])
    sli = slice_from_string('[10:80:5, 15:90:-1]')
    np.testing.assert_array_equal(an_array[10:80:5, 15:90:-1],
                                  an_array[sli])