#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
Created on Tue Jun 20 13:59:54 2023

@author: richardson
"""

a=input("give me an array, please")
bubba = eval(a) # eval takes the string and 
# evaluates it as if it were typed in the code
print(bubba)
print(type(bubba))

s = 'bropn[vr2273449'
print(s.index('4')) # gives the position of 
# the first entry that is '4'
print(s[2:4]) # [2:4] means 2,3
# s[2:4] gives the 3rd through 4th character of s

print(bubba[1:2]) # means make a list
# out of element index 1 through index 1
print(bubba[1])
# means the index 1 element of bubba

print(s[:4])
#means the first four elements as a list.
# i.e. index 0,1,2,3
print(s[4:])
# means all elements starting with index 4
# to the end
print(s[-3:])
# means the last 3 elements
print(s[:-3])
# means everything through the 4th last element

tt='bjhlgrebker'
ttt='bjfkla@tcu.edu'
print(ttt.index('@tcu.edu'))