# Note: A palindrome is a string that reads the same forwards and backwards.
def palindrome_function(original_list, user_string):
# reversing the list
reversed_list = original_list[::-1]
# comparing reversed_list to original_list to
# determine if the original_list is a palindrome
if reversed_list == original_list:
print("'" + user_string.lower() + "' is a palindrome.")
else:
print("'" + user_string.lower() + "' is not a palindrome!")
def main():
# promting user to input a word or phrase
user_string = input("Enter string: ")
user_list = list(user_string.lower())
# putting our palindrome_function() to use
palindrome_function(user_list, user_string)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()