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+---
+title: every_nth
+tags: list,beginner
+---
+
+Returns every nth element in a list.
+
+Use `[1::nth]` to create a new list that contains every nth element of the given list.
+
+```py
+def every_nth(lst, nth):
+  return lst[1::nth]
+```
+
+```py
+every_nth([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 2) # [ 2, 4, 6 ]
+```