Lets assume we have the Python line: print(languages[1::2]) Is there any generic way to extract the values of start, stop and step in other variables? I want to see a start variable with value 1, a stop variable with None and a step variable with value 2 or a tuple of these three elements I am new in Python and I wondering if I can create a program which will simulate the slice functionality for strings, lists and tuples just as an coding exercise. So I need to extract the values of a previously executed print command and use them. Continue reading...