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Instructions
Reverse a string

For example: input: "cool" output: "looc"

In python, please explain why the "::-1"

def reverse(text):
    return text[::-1]
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The slice notation, or the `[]` part after an array such as a string in Python, uses the following syntax:
```python
array[start:stop:step]
```
It slices the array from index `start` to index `stop - 1` by skipping `step`. For example:
```python
arr = '12345678'
print(arr[1:7:2])
```
The output will be `246`. The notation doesn't have to be fully filled, as there are default values. For example:

- `array[start:]` slices from index `start` to the end.
- `array[:stop]` slices from the beginning to index `stop - 1`.
- `array[start::step]` slices from index `start` to the end by skipping `step`.

Therefore, `array[::-1]` can be understood as slicing the whole array by skipping -1, which means it is stepping backwards from the end to the beginning, thus reversing it.
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Given a string, produce a new string that is comprised of every third character from the original string. Then, reverse it and print it.
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Here's an example implementation in Python:

    def split_every_third(string):
        return string[::3][::-1]
    
    input_str = "This is a test"
    print(split_every_third(input_str))

Running this code should produce the output "s ssT" because it takes every third character (starting from index 0) from the original string, which would be "Tss s" and then reverses it to produce "s ssT".