# Given temps = [72, 68, 75, 80, 85, 78, 70, 73], use slicing to extract items at indices 2 through 5

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Domain: Python · Difficulty: medium

## Problem

Given temps = [72, 68, 75, 80, 85, 78, 70, 73], use slicing to extract items at indices 2 through 5 (exclusive) and print the result. Then print the first 3 items using slice shorthand that omits the start index.

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