Reverse a string in Python

Question

There is no built in reverse function for Python\'s str object. What is the best way of implementing this method?

If supplying a very conci

Answer 1

A lesser perplexing way to look at it would be:

string = 'happy'
print(string)

'happy'

string_reversed = string[-1::-1]
print(string_reversed)

'yppah'

In English [-1::-1] reads as:

"Starting at -1, go all the way, taking steps of -1"