From 59c0da9f0ef441a18187fc37395e620e1b9facbf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yohaan <yozaam@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2020 03:54:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Palindrome problem

---
 day2_palindrome.py | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 main.py            | 28 +++++++++++++---------------
 2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 day2_palindrome.py

diff --git a/day2_palindrome.py b/day2_palindrome.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed8987c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/day2_palindrome.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Required concepts:  list slicing https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_func_slice.asp
+
+print('Question: check if a string is a palindrome')
+
+word1 = "hello"
+word2 = "level"
+#now I want the reverse word
+reverse_word1 = word1[::-1]
+reverse_word2 = word2[::-1]
+#i got the reverse by slicing with a step of -1, so basically from the last element upto the first, negative step value means right to left 
+#like for(int i = n ; i>=0 ; i--)
+
+print('Answer:')
+print(word1,' is ',word1 == reverse_word1)
+print(word2,' is ',word2 == reverse_word2)
+#If you are same as your reverse, you are a palindrome
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5dc0cac..ed8987c 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-countOfChar = {
- #store the count of all chars
- #as a pair
- #eg. 'a' : 5
- #    'b' : 6
-}
+# Required concepts:  list slicing https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_func_slice.asp
 
-string = "hello rashil"
+print('Question: check if a string is a palindrome')
 
-for char in string:
-  if char in countOfChar:
-    countOfChar[char]+=1
-    #he has already been found just increment him
-  else:
-    countOfChar[char] = 1
-    #he was not found so i initilized him
+word1 = "hello"
+word2 = "level"
+#now I want the reverse word
+reverse_word1 = word1[::-1]
+reverse_word2 = word2[::-1]
+#i got the reverse by slicing with a step of -1, so basically from the last element upto the first, negative step value means right to left 
+#like for(int i = n ; i>=0 ; i--)
 
-print(countOfChar)
\ No newline at end of file
+print('Answer:')
+print(word1,' is ',word1 == reverse_word1)
+print(word2,' is ',word2 == reverse_word2)
+#If you are same as your reverse, you are a palindrome