slice operator understanding
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  <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/509211/good-primer-for-python-slice-notation">good primer for python slice notation</a>  </p>
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<p>Hello, i am a little confused as to what the slice operator does in python.  Can anyone explain to me how it works?</p>
