Remove middle of a list based on parameters identifying the index range

remove_middle.py

#Write your function here

def remove_middle(lst, start, end):
 vals = lst
 for num in range(start, end):
    del vals[num]
 return vals   

#Uncomment the line below when your function is done
print(remove_middle([4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42], 1, 3))

#Alternate solution

def remove_middle(lst, start, end):
  return lst[:start] + lst[end+1:]

I had some problems with removing the list item at the end, inclusive to the end index id.