Python string slice indices - slice to end of string

Question

With string indices, is there a way to slice to end of string without using len()? Negative indices start from the end, but [-1] omits the final character.

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Answer 1

I found myself needing to specify the end index as an input variable in a function. In that case, you can make end=None. For example:

def slice(val,start=1,stop=None)
    return val[start:stop]

word = "Help"
slice(word)  # output: 'elp'