2016 Update

Task/Palindrome-detection/Python/palindrome-detection-5.py

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+def p_loop():
+  import re, string
+  re1=""       # Beginning of Regex
+  re2=""       # End of Regex
+  pal=raw_input("Please Enter a word or phrase: ")
+  pd = pal.replace(' ','')
+  for c in string.punctuation:
+     pd = pd.replace(c,"")
+  if pal == "" :
+    return -1
+  c=len(pd)   # Count of chars.
+  loops = (c+1)/2
+  for x in range(loops):
+    re1 = re1 + "(\w)"
+    if (c%2 == 1 and x == 0):
+       continue
+    p = loops - x
+    re2 = re2 + "\\" + str(p)
+  regex= re1+re2+"$"   # regex is like "(\w)(\w)(\w)\2\1$"
+  #print(regex)  # To test regex before re.search
+  m = re.search(r'^'+regex,pd,re.IGNORECASE)
+  if (m):
+     print("\n   "+'"'+pal+'"')
+     print("   is a Palindrome\n")
+     return 1
+  else:
+     print("Nope!")
+     return 0