From c0758c5135bfaa66880ef624a49838c9fe8ae6b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kain Klob <60397874+KKlob@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 16:21:58 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Create palindrome_number_optimized.py

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 .../palindrome_number_optimized.py            | 31 +++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 Python Basic Programs/palindrome_number_optimized.py

diff --git a/Python Basic Programs/palindrome_number_optimized.py b/Python Basic Programs/palindrome_number_optimized.py
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+## Palindrome Checker
+
+## Takes in a number or a string and checks if it is a palindrome
+'''
+>>> checkIfPalindrome("racecar")
+True
+>>> checkIfPalindrome(1234567890987654321)
+True
+>>> checkIfPalindrome(94835764385)
+False
+
+'''
+
+value = str(input('Enter a string or a number: '));
+
+def checkIfPalindrome(value):
+    i = 0
+    j = len(value) - 1
+    
+    while i < j:
+        if value[i] is value[j]:
+            i += 1
+            j -= 1
+        else:
+            print(value + " is not a palindrome")
+            return False
+    
+    print(value + " is a palindrome")
+    return True
+    
+print(checkIfPalindrome(value))