Exclude first (or last) in Rails "each"

Question

How do I exclude the first and/or last item in the Rails each:

<% @shops.each_with_index do |shop, i| %>
  ... some code ...
<% end %>

Answer 1

Use a range to slice the array before invoking each_with_index:

If you want to exclude the first element, start from 1.

To exclude the last element, end at -2.

@shops[1..-2].each_with_index do |shop, i| 
   ...
end