Re: i get different answers based on run platform

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On 07/07/2011 19:18, linda wrote:

I have this simple palindrome program that yields different results
depending on whether I run it from Windows or from IDLE.  The answer
is correct off IDLE, but why is this the case?  Here's the code:

def reverse(text):
     return text[::-1]
def is_palindrome(text):
     return text==reverse(text)
while True:
     something=input('enter text:')
     print(something)
     print(something[::-1])
     if (is_palindrome(something)):
         print("yes, it is a palindrome")
         break
     else:
         print("no, it is not a palindrome")
         continue
print ('done')

Thanks for your help.

Try printing ascii(something) too.

There's a known bug in Python 3.2 where it leaves a training '\r', if
that's what you're using (http://bugs.python.org/issue12435), fixed in
Python 3.2.1.
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