slice notation as values?

[Steve Holden]

Antoon Pardon wrote:
> Now slices are objects in python, I was wondering if slice
> notation will be usable outside subscribtion in the future.
> 
> Will it ever be possible to write things like:
> 
>   a = 4:9
>   for key, value in tree.items('alfa.': 'beta.'):
> 
Do you mean

   for key, value in tree.items()['alfa.': 'beta.']:

What would this mean?

regards
  Steve
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