Checking a Number for Palindromic Behavior
Gary Herron
gherron at digipen.edu
Sun Oct 18 18:56:38 EDT 2009
Benjamin Middaugh wrote:
> Thanks to everyone who helped with my query on reversing integers. I
> have one more simple problem I'm having trouble solving. I want to
> check a number for palindromic behavior (reading the same backwards
> and forwards). So if I have an integer 1457 it can tell me this is not
> the same from both ends but 1551 is. I think the simplest way would be
> to work inwards from both ends checking digits for equality, but I
> don't know enough (yet) to do this.
>
> All help is much appreciated.
>
> Benjamin
This problem (and the OP's previous problem) are probably homework
problems. If so, it was unethical for the student to ask for a
solution here, and it was careless of several responders to provide a
solution. Let's not make the same mistake this time.
Gary Herron
--
Gary Herron, PhD.
Department of Computer Science
DigiPen Institute of Technology
(425) 895-4418
More information about the Python-list
mailing list