Python

python-palindrome-test

Quick ditty using Python to tell if a string is a palindrome.

is_palindrome.py
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#!/usr/bin/python
import sys

def is_palindrome(string):
    t_f = False
    string2 = ''
    arr_tmp = []
    rev_str = ''

    #can use the for loop with slice notation
    #or reversed() to reverse the string
    for item in list(string)[::-1]:
        arr_tmp.append(item)
    # arr_tmp = list(reversed(string))

    rev_str = string2.join(arr_tmp)

    if string == rev_str:
        t_f = True

    print(t_f)

is_palindrome(sys.argv[1])