Slicing a numpy array along a dynamically specified axis

Question

I would like to dynamically slice a numpy array along a specific axis. Given this:

axis = 2
start = 5
end = 10

I want to achieve the same r

Answer 1

I think one way would be to use slice(None):

>>> m = np.arange(2*3*5).reshape((2,3,5))
>>> axis, start, end = 2, 1, 3
>>> target = m[:, :, 1:3]
>>> target
array([[[ 1,  2],
        [ 6,  7],
        [11, 12]],

       [[16, 17],
        [21, 22],
        [26, 27]]])
>>> slc = [slice(None)] * len(m.shape)
>>> slc[axis] = slice(start, end)
>>> np.allclose(m[slc], target)
True

I have a vague feeling I've used a function for this before, but I can't seem to find it now..