How would you reverse a string "in place" in python? I am seeing that there are a lot of operations around higher level data structures and less emphasis on primitive data. I am a little lost and can't find my way through seeing a rev() or a reverse() or a strRev() function around a string object.
I could traverse from end-to-beginning by using extra memory: strText = "foo" strTemp = "" for chr in strText: strTemp = chr + strTemp but how would I do it in place? Forget it! I got the answer to my own question. Strings are immutable, *even* in python. Why not! The python compiler is written in C, right? It is amazing how just writing down your problem can give you a solution. PS: Or, if my assumption that strings are immutable and an in-place reversal is possible, is wrong, please correct me. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list