def list_slice(target, start, end):
    """Returns a slice of the target Ivy array.

    Args:
        target: The target Ivy array.
        start: The start index of the slice.
        end: The end index of the slice.

    Returns:
        A new Ivy array containing the elements of the slice of the target Ivy array.
    """
    s = int(start)
    e = int(end)
    return target[s:e]
    # mask = jnp.arange(target.shape[0]) < index
    # return jnp.where(mask, other_fun(x), x)

    # if ivy.current_backend_str() == "jax":
    #     operand = ivy.to_native(target)
    #     start = ivy.to_native(start)
    #     end = ivy.to_native(end)
    #     slice_size = end - start
    #     return jax.lax.dynamic_slice_in_dim(operand,start, slice_size, axis=0)
    # else:
    #     return target[start:end]


def list_slice_assign(target, start, end, value):
    """Assigns the given value to a slice of the target Ivy array.

    Args:
        target: The target Ivy array.
        start: The start index of the slice.
        end: The end index of the slice.
        value: The value to assign to the slice.
    """
    pass
    # if ivy.current_backend_str() == "jax":
    #
    #     return jax.lax.dynamic_update_slice(target, value, start, end)
    # if isinstance(value, ivy.Array):
    #     for i in range(start, end):
    #         target[i] = value[i - start]
    # else:
    #     for i in range(start, end):
    #         target[i] = value
