Example
def shift_list(array, s):
"""Shifts the elements of a list to the left or right.
Args:
array - the list to shift
s - the amount to shift the list ('+': right-shift, '-': left-shift)
Returns:
shifted_array - the shifted list
"""
# calculate actual shift amount (e.g., 11 --> 1 if length of the array is 5)
s %= len(array)
# reverse the shift direction to be more intuitive
s *= -1
# shift array with list slicing
shifted_array = array[s:] + array[:s]
return shifted_array
my_array = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# negative numbers
shift_list(my_array, -7)
>>> [3, 4, 5, 1, 2]
# no shift on numbers equal to the size of the array
shift_list(my_array, 5)
>>> [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
# works on positive numbers
shift_list(my_array, 3)
>>> [3, 4, 5, 1, 2]