# Basic syntax: your_list[start:stop:step]  # Note, Python is 0-indexed # Note, start is inclusive but stop is exclusive # Note, if you leave start blank, it defaults to 0. If you leave stop # 	blank, it defaults to the length of the list. If you leave step # 	blank, it defaults to 1. # Note, a negative start/stop refers to the index starting from the end # 	of the list. Negative step returns list elements from right to left   # Example usage: your_list = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] your_list[0:5:1] --> [0, 1, 2, 3, 4] # This illustrates how stop is not inclusive  # Example usage 2: your_list = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] your_list[::2] # Return list items for even indices --> [0, 2, 4]  # Example usage 3: your_list = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] your_list[1::2] # Return list items for odd indices --> [1, 3, 5]  # Example usage 4: your_list = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5] your_list[4:-6:-1] # Return list items from 4th element from the left to  #	the 6th element from the right going from right to left --> [4, 3, 2, 1] # Note, from the right, lists are 1-indexed, not 0-indexed

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