Create Palindrome_Checker.py

 A simple script which checks if a given phrase is a Palindrome

Palindrome_Checker.py

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+# AUTHOR: ekbalba
+# DESCRIPTION: A simple script which checks if a given phrase is a Palindrome
+# PALINDROME: A word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward
+
+samplePhrase = "A man, a plan, a cat, a ham, a yak, a yam, a hat, a canal-Panama!"
+givenPhrase = ""
+phrase = ""
+
+givenPhrase = input("\nPlease input a phrase:(Press ENTER to use the sample phrase) ")
+
+if givenPhrase == "" or not givenPhrase.strip():
+    print("\nThe sample phrase is: {0}".format(samplePhrase))
+    phrase = samplePhrase
+else:
+    phrase = givenPhrase
+
+string = "".join(char.lower() for char in phrase if char.isalnum())
+reversedString = "".join(reversed(string))
+
+if string == reversedString:
+    print("\nWow!, The phrase is a Palindrome!")
+else:
+    print("\nSorry, The given phrase is not a Palindrome.")