[Python-Dev] Three argument slices.

[Guido van Rossum]

> While updating the difference page in the Jython documentation, I came
> across this:
> 
> - JPython sequences support three argument slices. i.e. 
>   range(3)[::-1] == [2,1,0]. 
>   CPython should be fixed.
> 
> Is this actually true? Should (and will cpython) change in this respect?

Good question.  I haven't pronounced on Michael's patch

http://sourceforge.net/patch/?func=detailpatch&patch_id=100998&group_id=5470

because I don't know whether this is really a good idea.  I don't know
that I ever *will* pronounce uness someone points out how useful it is
for some practical application.

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)