Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!1.eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.030 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; "subject:' ": 0.07; 'nameerror:': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'python': 0.11; 'def': 0.14; 'thanks,': 0.19; 'cc:2**0': 0.21; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.21; '"",': 0.22; 'defined': 0.23; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.24; '(most': 0.24; 'error': 0.27; 'checking': 0.27; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.28; 'online:': 0.29; 'function': 0.30; "skip:' 10": 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.31; 'url:python': 0.33; 'traceback': 0.33; 'word.': 0.33; 'subject:?': 0.34; 'file': 0.34; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'url:listinfo': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; 'hi,': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'thought': 0.37; 'does': 0.39; 'why': 0.40; 'show': 0.62; 'reverse': 0.66; 'special': 0.72; 'subject:Where': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=6oYgdigVWddNBc5GTGKp+3maswq5nDofbzBwy3sam3U=; b=FRSF8VzDRYXFEThuUlMMyO/qFGJvRej/fsCNOde+VRbFyjg2Xlz/8RM1sdrh+EKhq+ cDf74Hc6JDuP/ZLfHCe6PkL8mPTIlyZFe8oMb+3hnJj2r9ntKLXYJ6WWWOnj5Az29I2/ sMQcE0INons4MphZWptkly4X42fzT4geHmAFDY03XRHjqtnEkS+yKOQCFMFE0ji0z4vB CW2cZIk48/oa2UXFZqJwiS2+wBMY5PWBw0xeyOdgX/3Leyv0t/QYR9zIzQ43Si3ghMWh Ba5wdW4pq5+rqq7Xh6ZzJ2YStBcRiyeJi/AuGwkKLLBay3mdwT/BEscU8vOQCBMTUgIM T4Hg== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.180.96.196 with SMTP id du4mr17699587wib.77.1433141890232; Sun, 31 May 2015 23:58:10 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <83a279a3-133d-4a50-9af3-054233bcc6af@googlegroups.com> References: <83a279a3-133d-4a50-9af3-054233bcc6af@googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 08:58:10 +0200 Subject: Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? From: David Palao To: fl Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20+ Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 38 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1433141892 news.xs4all.nl 2840 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51201 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:91625 Hi, Because "palindrome" != "parlindrome"? Have you read the error message? Did you try to understand it? Best 2015-06-01 6:46 GMT+02:00 fl : > 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 "", line 1, in > 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, > -- > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list