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Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined?

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Subject Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined?
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On 2015-06-01, Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> wrote:
> On 05/31/2015 09:46 PM, 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:
>
> No, this  function is not built into Python because...

Because writing a palindrome predicate is something that is only ever
done as a homework exercise in an introduction to programming class.
If it were part of the standard library, Python would not be
appropriate for such a class.

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Where is 'palindrome' defined? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-05-31 21:46 -0700
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Gary Herron <gherron@digipen.edu> - 2015-05-31 23:55 -0700
    Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-06-01 15:02 +0000
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Larry Hudson <orgnut@yahoo.com> - 2015-05-31 23:56 -0700
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? David Palao <dpalao.python@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 08:58 +0200
    Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-01 12:21 +0300
      Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? David Palao <dpalao.python@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 11:41 +0200
      Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2015-06-02 14:14 -0700
        Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-06-03 01:30 +0300
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Omar Abou Mrad <omar.aboumrad@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 10:00 +0300
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? Denis McMahon <denismfmcmahon@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 15:17 +0000
  Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> - 2015-06-01 17:55 -0700
    Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? sohcahtoa82@gmail.com - 2015-06-01 18:07 -0700
    Re: Where is 'palindrome' defined? MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-06-02 02:10 +0100

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