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MATLAB, Python or both

Use this for “Which language is A(end-1:end) written in, and which could run x = 5?”

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Which language could run this line?
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Look at the brackets, the comment mark and how a block ends.

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MATLAB counts from 1 with ( ); Python counts from 0 with [ ].
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MATLAB comments start with %, Python comments with #; MATLAB closes a block with end.
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