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hargi12 / palindrome.py
Last active October 1, 2018 09:43
A simple python script to check if a string is palindrome or not
# Program to check if a string
# is palindrome or not
# A palindrome is a word that reads the same backward and forward ie same number of characters, and meaning!
# change this value for a different output
my_str = 'aIbohPhoBiA'
# make it suitable for caseless comparison
my_str = my_str.casefold()

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