String Reversal Coding | Dataford Interview Questions

Reversing a string

Implement reverse_string(s) to return a new string containing the characters of s in reverse order. Preserve every character exactly, including spaces, punctuation, digits, and letter case.

Input and Output

Input: s, a string.
Output: the reversed string.

Example: s = "Mercedes" produces "sedecreM". An empty string produces an empty string.

Constraints

0 <= len(s) <= 10^5
The input contains a valid Python string
Every input character must appear exactly once in the output

Function Signature

def reverse_string(s):

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