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From: "exercism-solutions-syncer[bot]"
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Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2025 11:09:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] [Sync Iteration] python/matching-brackets/1

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 .../matching-brackets/1/matching_brackets.py     | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 solutions/python/matching-brackets/1/matching_brackets.py

diff --git a/solutions/python/matching-brackets/1/matching_brackets.py b/solutions/python/matching-brackets/1/matching_brackets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36088c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/solutions/python/matching-brackets/1/matching_brackets.py
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+def is_paired(input_string):
+    stack = []
+    for ch in input_string:
+        if ch in '([{':
+            stack.append(ch)
+        elif ch in ')]}':              
+            if not stack:               
+                return False
+            top = stack[-1]
+            if (top == '(' and ch == ')') or (top == '[' and ch == ']') or (top == '{' and ch == '}'):
+                stack.pop()
+            else:
+                return False
+        else:
+            continue                    
+    return len(stack) == 0