python下如何实现回文[Exercise by Websten from forums]

# A palindrome is a word or a phrase that reads 
# the same backwards as forwards. Make a program 
# that checks if a word is a palindrome. 
# If the word is a palindrome, print 0 to the terminal,
# -1 otherwise. 
# The word contains lowercase letters a-z and 
# will be at least one character long.
#
### HINT! ###
# You can read a string backwards with the following syntax:
# string[::-1] - where the "-1" means one step back.
# This exercise can be solved with only unit 1 knowledge
# (no loops or conditions)


word = "madam"
# test case 2
# word = "madman" # uncomment this to test


###
# YOUR CODE HERE. DO NOT DELETE THIS LINE OR ADD A word DEFINITION BELOW IT.
###
palindrome=word[::-1]
if palindrome==word:
    is_palindrome=0
    print palindrome
    
else :
    is_palindrome=-1
    print word
   
# TESTING
print is_palindrome
# >>> 0  # outcome if word == "madam"
# >>> -1 # outcome if word == "madman"