Where is 'palindrome' defined?

[fl]

On Sunday, May 31, 2015 at 9:46:56 PM UTC-7, fl wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> When I search solution of reverse a string/number, I came across a short
> function online:
> 
> >>> def palindrome(num):
> 	return str(num) == str(num)[::-1]
> 
> I thought that it is a general function. And with the following variable:
> 
> >>> a
> '1234_5555'
> 
> >>> parlindrome(a)
> 
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>   File "<pyshell#126>", line 1, in <module>
>     parlindrome(a)
> NameError: name 'parlindrome' is not defined
> 
> 
> Then, I find that parlindrome is a special checking mirrored word.
> I use Python 2.7.9. Why does the error message show   
> 
> name 'parlindrome' is not defined
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks,

Thanks, I realize that it was spelled wrong. Now, with the correct spelling
the result is a 'False'. I have expected it gives reversed string. Is the 
function behaves correct or not?


Thanks,




>>> a='1234'
>>> def palindrome(num):
	return str(num) == str(num)[::-1]
>>> palindrome(a)
False
>>> palindrome("fread")
False