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