code to reverse any given string in python using basic python operators

Question

I am new to programming. I am trying to write a code to print the reverse of any given string. I have written the following code:

import math
string= raw_input ("Enter string")
n= len(string)
ol= n-1
for ol>-1,ol--:
    print string[ol]

but i am getting syntax error. Please help me to figure this out.

@badc0re I said i am new to programming. So i just tried importing it to check if it would work out for me. — Nelson Menezes, Aug 30 '13 at 07:04
People downvoting this question: You were once beginners as well and stumped by similar problems, unable to think yourself out. — Aaron Digulla, Aug 30 '13 at 07:04
@AshwiniChaudhary i did not know that. Its the only reason why i posted this question. — Nelson Menezes, Aug 30 '13 at 07:07
Right maybe you are a beginner, but have you tried reading about basics of python? — badc0re, Aug 30 '13 at 07:09
@badc0re At least i tried. Anyways will take care next time. — Nelson Menezes, Aug 30 '13 at 07:12
OP was trying to do some sort of C-ish for-loop syntax. It's a pretty valid first guess for someone who hasn't done any python at all — inspectorG4dget, Aug 30 '13 at 07:21
This question appears to be off-topic because it is about a lack of basic kwoledge of the sintaxis of python for loops from a beginner. Too localized — joaquin, Sep 04 '13 at 17:12

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 10:27

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Python tries very hard to present code in a readable way. This means you don't get many of the ugly, hard to understand shortcuts that other languages like C offer. Instead, you get other, much easier to understand shortcuts.

The code to loop over a range in python is:

for ol in range(n):

To iterate backwards, use

for ol in range(n-1,-1,-1):

But of course, someone couldn't resist and add an unreadable shortcut to the language:

print string[::-1]

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answered Aug 30 '13 at 07:00

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It worked for me and thanks for the references. – Nelson Menezes Aug 30 '13 at 07:10

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 30 '13 at 07:16

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You can use these links for your further work, i know that this answer is out of the topic:

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answered Aug 30 '13 at 07:16

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Thank you for the references you provided. Will definitely go through it. – Nelson Menezes Aug 30 '13 at 07:19

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 30 '13 at 07:26

If you want to code the string reverse yourself, try this as well. This will be useful when you reverse a very large string. You just have to traverse only half of it.

Data = list("ABCDEF")
Len  = len(Data)

for i in range(Len//2):
    Data[i], Data[Len - i - 1] = Data[Len - i - 1], Data[i]

Data = ''.join(Data)

print Data

NOTE: This solution is just for learning. For practical purposes, use @Aaron Digulla's third option. It will give far better performance than anything else. Its called slicing. Read about it here http://docs.python.org/2/tutorial/introduction.html#strings

print string[::-1]

code to reverse any given string in python using basic python operators

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