Merge pull request #1 from pierrerousseau/palindrome-patch-1

another way to test a plalindrome
illacceptanything · Apr 9, 2015 · f547080 · f547080
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diff --git a/palindrome.py b/palindrome.py
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 def palindrome(x):
   x = str(x)
   return len(x) < 2 or (x[0] == x[-1] and palindrome(x[1:-1]))
+
+def is_palindrome(word):
+  """ :returns: True if <word> is a palindrome
+      :param str word: a string
+  """
+  return word == word[::-1]