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?

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Answer 1

To solve this in programing way for interview

def reverse_a_string(string: str) -> str:
    """
    This method is used to reverse a string.
    Args:
        string: a string to reverse

    Returns: a reversed string
    """
    if type(string) != str:
        raise TypeError("{0} This not a string, Please provide a string!".format(type(string)))
    string_place_holder = ""
    start = 0
    end = len(string) - 1
    if end >= 1:
        while start <= end:
            string_place_holder = string_place_holder + string[end]
            end -= 1
        return string_place_holder
    else:
        return string


a = "hello world"
rev = reverse_a_string(a)
print(rev)

Output:

dlrow olleh