What is the meaning of int a -1 in Python

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I cannot understand this. I have seen this in people's code. But cannot figure out what it does. This is in Python.
str(int(a[::-1]))
Aug 27, 2018 in Python by bug_seeker
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Assumming a is a string. The Slice notation in python has the syntax -

list[<start>:<stop>:<step>]

So, when you do a[::-1] , it starts from the end, towards the first, taking each element. So it reverses a. This is applicable for lists/tuples as well.

Example -

>>> a = '1232' >>> a[::-1] '2321'

Then you convert it to int and then back to string (Though not sure why you do that) , that just gives you back the string.

answered Aug 27, 2018 by Priyaj
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