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+---
+title: take
+tags: list,beginner
+---
+
+Returns a list with `n` elements removed from the beginning.
+
+Use slice notation to create a slice of the list with `n` elements taken from the beginning.
+
+```py
+def take(itr, n = 1):
+  return itr[:n]
+```
+
+```py
+take([1, 2, 3], 5) # [1, 2, 3]
+take([1, 2, 3], 0) # []
+```
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+---
+title: take_right
+tags: list,beginner
+---
+
+Returns a list with `n` elements removed from the end.
+
+Use slice notation to create a slice of the list with `n` elements taken from the end.
+
+```py
+def take_right(itr, n = 1):
+  return itr[-n:]
+```
+
+```py
+take_right([1, 2, 3], 2) # [2, 3]
+take_right([1, 2, 3]) # [3]
+```