On Monday, June 1, 2015 at 5:55:14 PM UTC-7, fl wrote: > On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 9:46:56 PM UTC-7, fl wrote: > > Hi, > > > > When I search solution of reverse a string/number, I came across a short > > function online: > > > > >>> def palindrome(num): > > return str(num) == str(num)[::-1] > > > > I thought that it is a general function. And with the following variable: > > > > >>> a > > '1234_5555' > > > > >>> parlindrome(a) > > > > Traceback (most recent call last): > > File "<pyshell#126>", line 1, in <module> > > parlindrome(a) > > NameError: name 'parlindrome' is not defined > > > > > > Then, I find that parlindrome is a special checking mirrored word. > > I use Python 2.7.9. Why does the error message show > > > > name 'parlindrome' is not defined > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > Thanks, I realize that it was spelled wrong. Now, with the correct spelling > the result is a 'False'. I have expected it gives reversed string. Is the > function behaves correct or not? > > > Thanks, > > > > > >>> a='1234' > >>> def palindrome(num): > return str(num) == str(num)[::-1] > >>> palindrome(a) > False > >>> palindrome("fread") > False
If you want the reversed string, then just use a[::-1]. Your palindrome function simply returns a boolean telling you whether or not the string you gave it is a palindrome. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list