# the_end





Given a string, return a string length 1 from its front, unless <b>front</b> is false, in which case return a string length 1 from its back. The string will be non-empty.

This exercise was taken from [codingbat.com](https://codingbat.com/prob/p162477) and has been adapted for the Python language. There are many great programming exercises there, but the majority are created for Java.






### Test 1
**Input:**
```
'Hello'
True
```
**Output:**
```
'H'
```
### Test 2
**Input:**
```
'Hello'
False
```
**Output:**
```
'o'
```
### Test 3
**Input:**
```
'oh'
True
```
**Output:**
```
'o'
```
### Test 4
**Input:**
```
'oh'
False
```
**Output:**
```
'h'
```
### Test 5
**Input:**
```
'x'
True
```
**Output:**
```
'x'
```
### Test 6
**Input:**
```
'x'
False
```
**Output:**
```
'x'
```
### Test 7
**Input:**
```
'java'
True
```
**Output:**
```
'j'
```
### Test 8
**Input:**
```
'chocolate'
False
```
**Output:**
```
'e'
```
### Test 9
**Input:**
```
'1234'
True
```
**Output:**
```
'1'
```
### Test 10
**Input:**
```
'code'
False
```
**Output:**
```
'e'
```