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a = [ 'a','b','c','d','e','f','g' ] a[:3] # abc a[:-3] # abcd a[3:] # defg a[-3:] # efg
my @a = qw/a b c d e f g/; ... say join( '', tail( -3, @a)) . " should be defg"; # except when -0! # python a[-3:] = 'efg' (ie. select last 3) say join( '', tail( 3, @a)) . " should be efg";