Palindrome_Checker.py

# 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.")