Where is 'palindrome' defined?
fl
rxjwg98 at gmail.com
Mon Jun 1 20:55:00 EDT 2015
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
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