>>> L = range(10) >>> L[::2] [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]
>>> L[::-1] [9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]
>>> s='abcd' >>> s[::2] 'ac' >>> s[1::2] 'bd'
>>> L = range(10) >>> L[::2] [0, 2, 4, 6, 8]
>>> L[::-1] [9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0]
>>> s='abcd' >>> s[::2] 'ac' >>> s[1::2] 'bd'