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Reverse String Without Helpers

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Problem

Given a string s, return a new string with its characters in reverse order. Do not use built-in string reversal helpers such as slicing with a negative step, reversed(), or language/library methods that directly reverse the string.

Constraints

  • 0 <= len(s) <= 10^5
  • s may contain letters, digits, spaces, punctuation, and Unicode characters
  • Do not use built-in helper methods that directly reverse the string

Function Signature

def reverse_string(s):
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