String Reverse Without Built-ins | Dataford Interview Questions

Write code to reverse a string without using built-in functions.

Implement reverse_string(s) and return a new string containing the characters of s in reverse order. Do not use reversed(), slicing, .reverse(), or .join().

The input is a string, and the output must be a string. Preserve spaces, punctuation, character case, and Unicode characters.

Constraints

0 <= len(s) <= 10^4
s contains Unicode characters, spaces, and punctuation
Return a new string
Do not use reversed(), slicing, .reverse(), or .join()

Function Signature

def reverse_string(s):

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