3 digit palindrome. Output: 997 * 997 = 994009

test.py

def main():
    memo = 0
    x = 0
    y = 0
    for i in range(1, 999):
        for j in reversed(range(1,999)):
            temp = i * j
            s = str(temp)
            if (s[0] == s[-1] and temp > memo):
                memo = temp
                x = i
                y = j
    print(str(x) + " * " + str(y) + " = " + str(memo))

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()