Array Splicing in Python

array_splicing.py

# Here's a list of 5 people.
example_array = ["Alice", "Bob", "Jess", "Lisa", "Susan"]

middle = len(example_array) // 2

# This is shorthand for saying: "Give me the first half of the array"
# This is equivalent to example_array[0:middle]
first_half = example_array[:middle]
# ['Alice', 'Bob']

# This is shorthand for saying: "Give me the second half of the array"
# This is equivalent to example_array[middle:len(example_array)]
second_half = example_array[middle:]
# ['Jess', 'Lisa', 'Susan']