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Check String Palindrome Validity

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Problem

At Notion, you need a utility function that checks whether a given string reads the same forward and backward. Write a function that returns True if the input string is a palindrome and False otherwise.

Formal Specification

  • Input: A string s
  • Output: A boolean value
    • True if s is identical to its reverse
    • False otherwise

A palindrome comparison in this problem is case-sensitive and includes all characters, including spaces, punctuation, and digits.

Constraints

  • 0 <= len(s) <= 10^5
  • s consists of any valid string characters, including letters, digits, spaces, and punctuation
  • Comparison is case-sensitive
  • All characters must be considered exactly as given

Function Signature

def is_palindrome(s):
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