#@python: 2

#slicing lab functions

test_string = 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog'

test_string2 = 'Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs'

test_string3 = [0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13]

#first and last characters exchanged

def switcher(t_str):

return '%s%s%s' %(t_str[-1], t_str[1:-1],t_str[0])

#ever other character

def skipper(t_str):

return t_str[::2]

#first 4 and last 4 chars removed, every other in between

def hacker(t_str):

return t_str[4:-4:2]

#reverse a string using slicing

def reverso(t_str):

return t_str[::-1] #whole string, step/walk backwards

#return middle, last, first thirds of random string

def scrambler(t_str):

temp = len(t_str)

front = t_str[0:temp / 3]

mid = t_str[temp / 3 : 2 * temp / 3]

last = t_str[2 * temp /3 :]

return '%s%s%s' %(mid, last, front)

#printing block

print switcher(test_string)

print skipper(test_string3)

print hacker(test_string2)

print reverso(test_string2)

print scrambler(test_string)