how to slice a stirng based on a certain value python code example

Example 1: get a slice of string in python

string = "something"

slice = string[0:3] # will be "som"
slice = string[0:-3] # will be "someth"
slice = string[3:] # will be "thing"
slice = string[:3] # same as first slice
slice = string[::2] # will be "smtig" -- it goes 2 step each time

Example 2: how to slice a string in python

a = 'hello'
print(a[1:2])