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get_n

async def get_n(name: str, *, start: int = 0, count: int = None) -> list:

Returns count number of items, beginning from start position.

  • count

    • None will get until to and including the tail
    • Cannot be negative

  • start cannot be negative

Note

start is zero based. The head is 0.

Examples

await list.create('list', type='str')
await list.add_head('list', ['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E'])

print(await list.get_n('list'))           # all from head
print(await list.get_n('list', start=3))  # all from 4th item
print(await list.get_n('list', start=1, count=2)) # 2 from 2nd item
print(await list.get_n('list', count=3))          # 3 from head
Output
['A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E']
['D', 'E']
['B', 'C']
['A', 'B', 'C']