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title: Every nth element in list
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tags: list
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expertise: beginner
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cover: blog_images/cherry-trees.jpg
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firstSeen: 2019-08-20T13:10:12+03:00
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lastUpdated: 2020-11-02T19:27:53+02:00
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---
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Returns every `nth` element in a list.
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- Use slice notation to create a new list that contains every `nth` element of the given list.
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```py
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def every_nth(lst, nth):
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return lst[nth - 1::nth]
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```
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```py
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every_nth([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6], 2) # [ 2, 4, 6 ]
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```
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