Python splice can let you pick out a certain area out of your list.
General formula is: [start : end : increment]
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some_list = ["a","b","c","d","e","f","g","h","i","j"]
# between index 1 and 3
some_list[1:4]
# between start to index 8
some_list[:9]
# between index 2 to last
some_list[3:]
# every 2 items from index 0 to 8
some_list[0:9:2]