Question

Write a function that takes a string as an argument checks whether it is a palindrome. A palindrome is a word that is the same spelt forwards or backwards. Use similar naming style e.g. name_pal. E.g. If we call the function as abc_pal(‘jason’) we should get FALSE and if we call it a abc_pal(‘pop’) we should get TRUE.

Hint: define your function as abc_pal(str). This indicates that string will be passed. Next create two empty lists L1=[] and L2=[] . Also create counter and set it to zero (e.g. i = 0). Now use a while loop e.g. while i < len(str) and use the append method to fill both empty lists i.e. List1.append(str[i]] and for list2 you need to reverse the order of filling i.e. L2 will be filled from the last letter to the first letter of the argument string. Lastly check if L1 is equal to L2 if the string is an anagram, simply use return L1==L2 this will return TRUE or FALSE as the case may be.

NB: Please use spider in anaconda(python) and include a picture of the code

Answer 1

FUNCTION that takes a string as an argument checks whether it is a palindrome :

def abc_pal(str):

L1=[]
L2=[]
i=0
while(i<len(str)):
L1.append(str[i])
L2.append(str[len(str)-i-1])
i=i+1

if(L1==L2):
return True
else:
return False

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