Python slice first and last element in list

Question

Is there a way to slice only the first and last item in a list?

For example; If this is my list:

>>> some_list
[\'1\', \'B\', \'3\', \'D\',          


        

Answer 1

Actually, I just figured it out:

In [20]: some_list[::len(some_list) - 1]
Out[20]: ['1', 'F']