Why list slicing showing differences in string list and number list?

Question

Based upon the code below , i don't understand
* if a list is there say s, then is s[1:1] work
* in code, why s[1:1] which is a list of strings changes but not n[1:1] which is list of numbers ?

https://code.sololearn.com/cM64cXV2LZ6l/?ref=app

Answer 1

The problem with your code is that you missed []. You have to assign a list or iterable to a list slice.
You should do something like this:

s = ['a', 'c']
n = [0, 2]
s[1:1] = ['b']
n[1:1] = [3]
print(s, n)

Answer 2

Kartik Krishnan and ~ swim ~ thanks a lot 😀 I understood where i had gone wrong.

Answer 3

~ swim ~ Yes it should have given error but Sujata used try and except...

Answer 4

Help me