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[Dirk Wangsadirdja]

I tested it and it works. But I dont understand why it works. Can 
someone please explain it further? Thanks.

Alan Gauld wrote:
> 
> "C or L Smith" <smiles at worksmail.net> wrote
> 
>> Or (and I'll duck after I pass on what I just happened across today on 
>> the web):
>>
>> ###
>> for i in range(len(word)):
>>    print word[~i]
>> ###
> 
> Neat trick!
> Now what does ~ do?... the bitwise inverse.
> So it relies on the rules of complementing the binary value
> to effectively add one and negate. Sneaky, and a new one on me!
> 
> Alan G.
> 
> 
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