CodeWars Python Kata — Remove First and Last Character in 1 Line 🚀

Опубликовано: 08 Июнь 2026
на канале: Nasr-Edine drai

Today I solved the “Remove First and Last Character” kata on CodeWars using Python 🐍

At first the problem looks extremely simple… but it raised an interesting question:
Is using Python slicing a “shortcut” or simply good Python practice?

In this video:
✅ I solve the kata live
✅ I explain my reasoning process
✅ I use Python slice syntax `s[1:-1]`
✅ I reflect on beginner mindset vs clean code

Platform: CodeWars
Difficulty: 8 kyu
Language: Python 3

⏱️ Solved in: 05:46

Kata:
Remove First and Last Character

Examples:
'eloquent' → 'loquen'
'country' → 'ountr'
'ok' → ''

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