#!/usr/bin/env python
s = raw_input("Please enter a string: ")
z = [x for x in s]
z.reverse()
if s == "".join(z):
    print "The string is a palindrome"
else:
    print "The string is not a palindrome"
[kd@kdlappy book]$ ./palindrome.py Please enter a string: madam1 The string is not a palindrome [kd@kdlappy book]$ ./palindrome.py Please enter a string: madam The string is a palindrome