def METHOD_NAME(self):
    x = np.random.random((20, 3)) - 0.5
    assert_near_equal(_apply_slice(x, '[...]'), x[...])
    assert_near_equal(_apply_slice(x, '[2, 1::2]'), x[2, 1::2])
    assert_near_equal(_apply_slice(x, '[:, -1]'), x[:, -1])
    assert_near_equal(_apply_slice(x, '[:, [0, 1]]'), x[:, [0, 1]])