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Posted on Nov 1, 2022 • Updated on Jan 2, 2023

Monthly Challenge #1: Palindrome 🔤

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Welcome to Codédex's first ever Monthly Twitter Challenge! This one is created by our SWE Intern, @asiqurrahman. 🙌

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@codedex_io

🐍 Monthly Python Challenge #1!

Palindrome: A word, sentence, or number that reads the same forward or backward (racecar and 121).

Create a Python function that:

1. Takes in a string as a parameter
2. Checks if it's a palindrome
3. Returns True if it is or False if it's not

13:24 PM - 31 Oct 2022

Palindrome:

A word, sentence, or number that reads the same forward or backward (e.g., racecar, civic, and 121).

Challenge:

Create a Python function that:

Takes in a string as a parameter.
Checks if it's a palindrome.
Returns True if it is or False if it's not.

Requirements:

📦 Don’t use any packages.
💬 Make sure to comment the code.

Post your program screenshot in the Twitter thread.

And we will pick a random winner by noon this Friday. The prize is a free Codédex tee and bragging rights! 🏆

Update:

We have a winner to the Codédex Monthly Challenge: Palindrome! 🥁...

Congrats to Michael Gonzalez! 🇪🇨

The reasons being:

Solution covers string & number
Good comments
Good breakdown of the functions
First to post bonus

Here's the solution:

Michael Gonzalez

@mgonzalez14291

@codedex_io My solution. Good luck to all

15:35 PM - 31 Oct 2022

Oldest comments (10)

Jerry Zhu • Nov 1 '22

So cool! Can't wait to see all the solutions

Sonny Li • Nov 2 '22

Let's go Jerry!

Peter Kim Frank • Nov 1 '22

Excited to follow along with this thread and challenge series :)

Sonny Li • Nov 2 '22

Haha thanks Peter! 🤙

Frederik Van Lierde • Nov 2 '22

Why only Python, why not open to all coding languages ;)

Ex. Solution in C#

public static bool IsPalladium(this string text)
        {
            return text.SequenceEqual(text.Reverse());
        }

Sonny Li • Nov 2 '22

True! Only doing it for Python for now since codedex.io only has Python :(

Also, one line answer! 🙌 Shared the the team!

Frederik Van Lierde • Nov 2 '22

I adore one line functions ;)

AbubakrChan • Nov 3 '22

nice

Liad0205 • Nov 3 '22

I guess..

def IsPalindrome(txt: str):
    length = len(txt)
    oddOrEven = 1 if length%2 else 0
    return txt[:length//2] == txt[length:length//2-1+oddOrEven:-1]

forTheGiggles = lambda txt: txt == txt[::-1]

Sonny Li • Nov 6 '22 • Edited

We have a winner to the Codédex Monthly Challenge: Palindrome! 🥁...

Congrats to Michael Gonzalez! 🇪🇨

The reasons being:

Solution covers string & number
Good comments
Good breakdown of the functions
First to post bonus

Here's the solution:

Michael Gonzalez

@mgonzalez14291

@codedex_io My solution. Good luck to all

15:35 PM - 31 Oct 2022

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Monthly Challenge #1: Palindrome 🔤

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