print("EXAMPLE FOR: len(various), slice")
#len () is pretty self explainatory, works on variables and containers like a list
Str_longWord = "antidisestablishmentarianism"
Lst_shortList = ["cat",47,2.414,"dog",0]
print("the long word is: ",Str_longWord,"its length is",len(Str_longWord))
print("the short list is: ",Lst_shortList,"its length is",len(Lst_shortList))
#slice picks out a part of a word and is constructed by your selection in brackets
#Example: pick out letters 7 (start with 0) to the length of a long word minus 8
print ("letters 7 through "+str(len(Str_longWord))+ " -8 are: ")
print(Str_longWord[7: len(Str_longWord)-8])
# if you want the start and use all the rest just end the [slice] at the ":"
print("finding [7:]")
print (Str_longWord[7:])
#the slice syntax is [start : [stop] [: step]] - stop and step are optional
Str_secretCode="pdyatdhdoyn"
print("The secret code phrase is: ", Str_secretCode)
print("Secret word if you start with the second letter - second letter is letter 1")
print(Str_secretCode[1:len(Str_secretCode):2])
print("Secret word if you start with the first letter - first letter is letter 0")
print(Str_secretCode[0:len(Str_secretCode):2])