Another episode of read the fucking manual in the code for middle_word, task 7 0x00-python-hello_world instruction was "middle_word should contain the value of the variable word without the first and last letters" I hard coded my program to be static instead of been dynamic(ie been able to work for many inputs) string given to us was "Holberton"
My code for middle_word <code>middle_word = word[1:8]</code>
The right code:
<pre><code class="lang-python">middle_word = word[1:-1]
</code></pre>
like what if alx has used another input/strings to test my code, so thats why checker was flagging me wrong. 
<code>word[1:-1]</code>: this is called slicing in python and means to slice the word from the second letter(included) to the last letter(excluded). python starts counting at index 0 so at index 1, letter will be 'o'
Output: <code>olberto</code>

Another episode of read the fucking manual  
in the code for middle\_word, task 7 0x00-python-hello\_world  
instruction was "middle\_word should contain the value of the variable word without the first and last letters" I hard coded my program to be static instead of been dynamic(ie been able to work for many inputs)  
string given to us was "Holberton"

My code for middle\_word  
`middle_word = word[1:8]`

The right code:

```python
middle_word = word[1:-1]
```

like what if alx has used another input/strings to test my code, so thats why checker was flagging me wrong.  
  
`word[1:-1]`: this is called slicing in python and means to slice the word from the second letter(included) to the last letter(excluded).  
python starts counting at index 0 so at index 1, letter will be 'o'

Output:  
`olberto`

slicing in python

Right logic and RTM

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