diff --git a/Python/palindrome_string.py b/Python/palindrome_string.py
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+def pal(num):
+     x1 = num[::-1]
+     if x1 == x:
+       print('palindrome')
+    else:
+       print('not a palindrome')
+ 
+print(pal('edureka'))