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# Name: CS 111 Course Staff
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# myslice.py (optional extra challenge problem)
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def myslice(values, start, stop):
    """ uses recursion to return the equivalent of values[start:stop].
        values must be a list, and start and stop must be integers.
    """
    if len(values) == 0:
        return []
    elif start >= stop:
        return []
    elif start == 0:
        rest = myslice(values[1:], 0, stop - 1)
        return [values[0]] + rest
    else:
        rest = myslice(values[1:], start - 1, stop - 1)
        return rest