python substring not being printed

Question

I can't figure whats wrong with this part of code

if value.find("\\") > -1:
    newstr = int(value.find("\\"))
    print newstr
    print value
    print value[newstr:7]

the newstr is being printed correctly as well as the value but the value[newstr:7] show blank.

Any ideas?

ecatmur · Accepted Answer · 2012-07-30 13:48:11Z

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value[newstr:7] will give you from position newstr up to position 7.

Perhaps you meant value[newstr:newstr + 7]?

answered Jul 30, 2012 at 13:48

ecatmur

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I want to get a substring beginning from where I found a "\" plus 7 positions.