palindromes.py

import re

def palindrome_test(phrase):
    cleanString = re.sub('\W+', '', phrase.lower())
    return cleanString == cleanString[::-1]

while True:
    user_entry = input("Enter string to test for palindrome or 'exit' : ")

    if user_entry.lower() == 'exit':
        break
    else:
        print("Palindrome test:", palindrome_test(user_entry))