The range function can be used for counting upward, countdown downward, or performing an operation a number of times.| www.pythonmorsels.com
In Python, slicing looks like indexing with colons (:). You can slice a list (or any sequence) to get the first few items, the last few items, or all items in reverse.| www.pythonmorsels.com
Python's variables are not buckets that contain objects; they're pointers. Assignment statements don't copy: they point a variable to a value (and multiple variables can "point" to the same value).| www.pythonmorsels.com