print "slices:"
l = [1, 2, 3]
k = range(9)
print k[0:]
print l[:2]
print k[::]
print l[1::]
print k[:2:]
print k[::3]
print k[1:2:]
print k[:2:3]
print k[1::3]
print k[2:1:2]
foostring = "python"
print foostring[2:3]