Reverse a string
For example: input: "cool" output: "looc"
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To run the tests, run the appropriate command below (why they are different):
py.test reverse_string_test.py
pytest reverse_string_test.py
Alternatively, you can tell Python to run the pytest module (allowing the same command to be used regardless of Python version):
python -m pytest reverse_string_test.py
pytest
options-v
: enable verbose output-x
: stop running tests on first failure--ff
: run failures from previous test before running other test casesFor other options, see python -m pytest -h
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Introductory challenge to reverse an input string https://medium.freecodecamp.org/how-to-reverse-a-string-in-javascript-in-3-different-ways-75e4763c68cb
It's possible to submit an incomplete solution so you can see how others have completed the exercise.
import unittest
from reverse_string import reverse
# Tests adapted from `problem-specifications//canonical-data.json` @ v1.1.0
class ReverseStringTest(unittest.TestCase):
def test_empty_string(self):
self.assertEqual(reverse(''), '')
def test_a_word(self):
self.assertEqual(reverse('robot'), 'tobor')
def test_a_capitalized_word(self):
self.assertEqual(reverse('Ramen'), 'nemaR')
def test_a_sentence_with_punctuation(self):
self.assertEqual(reverse('I\'m hungry!'), '!yrgnuh m\'I')
def test_a_palindrome(self):
self.assertEqual(reverse('racecar'), 'racecar')
if __name__ == '__main__':
unittest.main()
def reverse(input=''):
reversed_str = list()
chars = list(input)
while len(chars) > 0:
ch = chars.pop(-1)
reversed_str.append(ch)
return ''.join(reversed_str)
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