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Suppose we have a string. Now it's time to learn how we can work with it. First, let's learn how to access certain string characters.

Use square brackets with an index inside to access a particular string element. An index is not a position of a specific element since indexing in Python starts from 0. Take a look at the example below.

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As you can see, the index in Python is always 1 less than the position. For example, we can get several letters of the word above.

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Suppose you are given the string test (in the code below). Choose the element that has index 5.

Select the correct answer

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