This independent programming assignment assesses your mastery of the concept of strings. It also requires previous concepts of user input, organizing your code into functions and loops.$$Being able to manipulate and test strings are common requirements for a computer program.

Description

Palindrome detector $$ A palindrome is a string that is the same written forward and backward $($ex$.$ RADAR, MADAM I$\text{'}$M ADAM$).$

Write a Python script with a main method that requests strings from the user $($until STOP$$is entered.$)$ For the string, remove all spaces and punctuation. Then, call your function to change all letters to UPPERCASE. Additionally, call a function to reverse the order of the characters in the first string storing the characters in a second string. Finally, write and use a function to compare the two strings. Do NOT use the methods str$.$upper,str$.$reverse or str$.$strip.

Grading Rubric for Independent Programming Assignment:

$($Any script that does not run cannot receive more than $50\%)$

Comments $($description$,$ name, date at the top, before methods and major sections$)10$ pts

Main function repeatedly requests user input until STOP$20$ pts

Program runs without errors and correct output$30$ pts

User defined function to remove spaces and punctuation$10$ pts

User defined function change letters to uppercase$10$ pts

User defined function to reverse the string$10$ pts

User defined function to compare two strings$10$ pts

Total$100$ points

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Example $1($User input in bolded text$)$:

Palindrome detector!

Please enter a string to test if it is a palindrome $($enter STOP when finished$)$: Radar

Radar IS a palindrome.

Please enter a string to test if it is a palindrome $($enter STOP when finished$)$: Ohio

Ohio is NOT a palindrome

Please enter a string to test if it is a palindrome $($enter STOP when finished$)$: Madam I$\text{'}$m Adam!

Madam I$\text{'}$m Adam IS a palindrome.

Please enter a string to test if it is a palindrome $($enter STOP when finished$)$: STOP

Bye.

Example $2($User input in bolded text$)$:

Palindrome detector!

stop

Bye.