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Python Institute PCAP-31-03 Exam - Topic 5 Question 47 Discussion

Actual exam question for Python Institute's PCAP-31-03 exam
Question #: 47
Topic #: 5
[All PCAP-31-03 Questions]

Assuming that String is six or more letters long, the following slice

String[1:-2]

is shorter than the original string by:

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Suggested Answer: D

by Glen at May 27, 2023, 10:25 PM

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Amira
3 months ago
Yeah, it’s three chars for sure!
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Omer
4 months ago
I thought it was two chars shorter.
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Genevieve
4 months ago
Wait, how is it only three?
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Franklyn
4 months ago
Definitely B, makes sense!
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Louisa
4 months ago
It's shorter by three chars.
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Catarina
4 months ago
I thought it was four characters shorter, but now I'm second-guessing myself after reviewing the slicing rules.
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Galen
5 months ago
I practiced a similar question, and I feel like it was two characters removed, but I can't recall the exact details.
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Mari
5 months ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about slicing that could mean it removes more than just one character.
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Annice
5 months ago
I think the slice removes the first character and the last two, so it might be three characters shorter?
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Jerry
5 months ago
Okay, I've got this. The Qur'an and the Sunnah are the two primary sources of Shari'ah law, so the answer is (A).
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Eun
5 months ago
I'm not too familiar with CloudFront, to be honest. This question seems a bit tricky, with all the different AWS services involved. I'm leaning towards option A, but I'd want to double-check the documentation to make sure that's the right approach. Might be worth discussing with the team before committing to an answer.
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Felicidad
5 months ago
I'm pretty confident I know the right answer, but I'll double-check my understanding just to be sure.
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Herschel
5 months ago
The emergency-management team sounds like the most likely option to handle financial arrangements, public relations, and media inquiries during a disaster recovery. I'll go with C.
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Rossana
10 months ago
Hmm, I wonder if the correct answer is 'C) one char' and the question is just a silly joke to see if we're paying attention. You know, like 'the original string is shorter by one character because it's been sliced down'. Nah, that's probably too much of a stretch.
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Glendora
9 months ago
I agree with you, it must be 'C) one char'.
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Dorothy
10 months ago
I'm not sure, but I think it's 'B) three chars'.
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Nu
10 months ago
I think the correct answer is 'D) two chars'.
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Malcom
10 months ago
Ah, Python string slicing. This is a piece of cake! Let's see, 'String[1:-2]' means we're keeping everything except the first and last two characters. That's definitely D) two chars.
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Pedro
8 months ago
Exactly, it's a simple concept once you understand how string slicing works.
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Lawanda
8 months ago
So the sliced string will be two characters shorter than the original.
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Christiane
8 months ago
Yeah, I agree. 'String[1:-2]' excludes the first and last two characters.
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Jamey
8 months ago
I think it's D) two chars.
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Huey
9 months ago
Oh, I see now. Thanks for clarifying!
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Alaine
9 months ago
Actually, it's D) two chars. I'm sure of it.
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Thaddeus
9 months ago
No, I believe it's C) one char.
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Annett
10 months ago
I think it's D) two chars.
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Tyisha
11 months ago
The question is pretty straightforward. If the original string has six or more letters, and we're slicing out the first and last two, that's two characters on each end. So it's gotta be D) two chars.
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Fernanda
10 months ago
Yeah, I agree. Slicing out the first and last two characters would make it two chars shorter.
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Luis
10 months ago
I think it's D) two chars.
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Lavonda
11 months ago
I disagree, I think the answer is D) two chars because we are excluding the first and last characters.
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Emmett
11 months ago
I believe the answer is B) three chars.
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Annice
11 months ago
Okay, so we're slicing off the first and last two characters. That's gotta be four characters in total, right? I'm going with A) four chars.
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Izetta
11 months ago
Hmm, let me think about this. If String is six or more letters long, then the slice 'String[1:-2]' will exclude the first and last two characters, right? Sounds like it should be shorter by two chars.
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Lavonda
11 months ago
I think the answer is A) four chars.
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Rory
11 months ago
Hmm, that's interesting. Can you explain why you think it's two chars?
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Britt
11 months ago
I disagree, I believe the answer is D) two chars.
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Rory
11 months ago
I think the answer is B) three chars.
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