# Given colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "yellow", "purple"], print the last item using negative inde

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Given colors = ["red", "green", "blue", "yellow", "purple"], print the last item using negative indexing. Then change the item at index 1 to "lime" and print the full list.

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