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Slicing is a easy way to create sub-lists from larger lists. If you remember back to our exercise on data types, we can use a slice to obtain a subset of items from a `list`. Remember that a string is just a list of characters. For example:
Slicing is an easy way to create sub-lists from larger lists. If you remember back to our exercise on data types, we can use a slice to obtain a subset of items from a `list`. Remember that a string is just a list of characters. For example:

```python
>>> my_string = "Hello, world!"
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{{% notice note %}}
You can use a slice to get a subset of items from any data type that maintains an order, such as a `list` or `tuple`, but not from any non-ordered data types, such as `dict` or `set`.
{{% /notice %}}
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