Mini-Tutorial Python

>>> list = ['zero','one','two','three','four','five']   
>>> list[0]
'zero'
>>> list[4]
'four'
>>> list[5]
'five'

>>> list[len(list)-1]  
'five'
>>> list[len(list)-2]
'four'
>>> list[-1]
'five'
>>> list[-6]
'zero'

>>> list = [0,'Fred',2,'S.P.A.M.','Stocking',42,"Jack","Jill"]
>>> list[7]
'Jill'
>>> list[0:8]
[0, 'Fred', 2, 'S.P.A.M.', 'Stocking', 42, 'Jack', 'Jill']
>>> list[2:4]
[2, 'S.P.A.M.']
>>> list[4:7]
['Stocking', 42, 'Jack']
>>> list[1:5]
['Fred', 2, 'S.P.A.M.', 'Stocking']

>>> list[-4:-2]
['Stocking', 42]
>>> list[-4]
'Stocking'
>>> list[-4:6]
['Stocking', 42]

>>> list[:2]
[0, 'Fred']
>>> list[-2:]
['Jack', 'Jill']
>>> list[:3]
[0, 'Fred', 2]
>>> list[:-5] 
[0, 'Fred', 2]