February 2026

Get a Substring Slice in Python

You can get part of string in python using the same approach you would use for lists:

input = "alfa bravo charlie"
output = input[:4]
print(output)

Output:

alfa

input = "alfa bravo charlie"
output = input[5:]
print(output)

Output:

bravo charlie

input = "alfa bravo charlie"
output = input[5:10]
print(output)

Output:

bravo

Just another one of the things that makes python super handy for little scripts.

-a

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