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- # backwards_message.py
- # Backwards Message
- #
- # The computer takes message from user then prints it out backwards
- #
- # Heidi Heffelfinger
- # November 11, 2012
- # Programming Python for the Absolute Beginner 3rd Ed. Chapter 4
- # Challenge 2
- # welcome
- print(
- """
- Welcome to Backwards Message!
- Enter a message and see it printed backwards.
- (Press the enter key at the prompt to quit.)
- """
- )
- # get message from user
- message = input("Type in a message: ")
- # initialize variable for while loop
- backwards_message = ""
- # create a new message of the old message backwards
- while message:
- # finds index point of last letter of message
- moved_letter = (len(message) - 1)
- # creates backwards version of string message
- backwards_message += message[moved_letter]
- # creates new version of message minus the last letter
- message = message[:moved_letter]
- # display backwards message
- print("\nYour message backwards is:", end=" ")
- print(backwards_message)
- # end game
- input("\n\nPress the enter key to exit.")
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