index defaults to zero; a missing <code>high</code> index defaults to the length of the
sliced operand:
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a[2:]  // same as a[2 : len(a)]
a[:3]  // same as a[0 : 3]
a[:]   // same as a[0 : len(a)]
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<p>
If <code>a</code> is a pointer to an array, <code>a[low : high]</code> is shorthand for
<code>(*a)[low : high]</code>.
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