practicepython.org Ex 06

palindrome.py

# practicepython.org Ex 06

import string

word = raw_input("Palindrome checker. Enter your palindrome: ")
#print word

word = word.replace(" ", "")    # Removes spaces.
#print word

word = string.lower(word)    # Changes all letters to lowercase.
#print word

for c in word:
	if c in string.punctuation: 
		word = word.replace(c, "")    # Removes punctuation.
#print word
	
start = 0
	
while (len(word) / 2) > start:
	end = -(start + 1)
	if word[start] == word[end]:
		start += 1
		print ("So far so good...")
	else:
		print ("You are not a winner.")
		break
if start >= (len(word) / 2):
		print ("Surprisingly, this is a palindrome. What are the chances?")

# end