String Palindrome Program in Python

This is a Python Program to check if a string is a palindrome or not.

Problem Description

The program takes a string and checks if a string is a palindrome or not.

Problem Solution

1. Take a string from the user and store it in a variable.
2. Reverse the string using string slicing and compare it back to the original string.
3. Print the final result
4. Exit.

Program/Source Code

Here is source code of the Python Program to check if a string is a palindrome or not. The program output is also shown below.

string=raw_input("Enter string:")
if(string==string[::-1]):
      print("The string is a palindrome")
else:
      print("The string isn't a palindrome")
Program Explanation

1. User must enter a string and store it in a variable.
2. The string is reversed using string slicing and it is compared back to the non-reversed string.
3. If they both are equal, the strings are palindromes.
4. If they aren’t equal, the strings aren’t palindromes.
6. The final result is printed.

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Runtime Test Cases
 
Case 1:
Enter string:malayalam
The string is a palindrome
 
Case 2:
Enter string:hello
The string isn't a palindrome

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