@@ -1410,6 +1410,11 @@ def test_blob_get_slice(self):
    def test_blob_get_empty_slice(self):
        self.assertEqual(self.blob[5:5], b"")

    def test_blob_get_slice_negative_index(self):
        self.assertEqual(self.blob[5:-5], self.data[5:-5])


diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-12-16-13-34-48.gh-issue-142787.wNitJX.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-12-16-13-34-48.gh-issue-142787.wNitJX.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ subscript_slice(pysqlite_Blob *self, PyObject *item)
        return NULL;
    }

    if (step == 1) {
        return read_multiple(self, len, start);
    }
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
@@ Expand Up / @@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ subscript_slice(pysqlite_Blob *self, PyObject *item) @@
             return NULL;
         }
         if (step == 1) {
             return read_multiple(self, len, start);
         }
@@ Expand Down @@