def METHOD_NAME(self):
    s = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz\0"
    p = (c_char * 27)(*s)
    self.assertEqual(p[:], s)
    self.assertEqual(p[::], s)
    self.assertEqual(p[::-1], s[::-1])
    self.assertEqual(p[5::-2], s[5::-2])
    self.assertEqual(p[2:5:-3], s[2:5:-3])