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Check a palindrome string

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Write a Python program to check whether a string is a palindrome, ignoring case.

Input

"jaj", "Madam", "python"

Output

jaj is a palindrome
Madam is a palindrome
python is not a palindrome

Approach

Lower-case the text and compare it with its reverse.

Solution

Python

for word in ["jaj", "Madam", "python"]:    text = word.lower()    if text == text[::-1]:        print(word, "is a palindrome")    else:        print(word, "is not a palindrome")

Output

jaj is a palindrome
Madam is a palindrome
python is not a palindrome

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Lower-casing makes “Madam” read the same backwards.

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