Reverse Strings in Python: reversed(), Slicing, and More
When you’re using Python strings often in your code, you may face the need to work with them in reverse order. Python includes a few handy tools and techniques that can help you out in these situations. With them, you’ll be able to build reversed copies of existing strings quickly and efficiently.
Knowing about these tools and techniques for reversing strings in Python will help you improve your proficiency as a Python developer.
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to:
- Quickly build reversed strings through slicing
- Create reversed copies of existing strings using
reversed()and.join() - Use iteration and recursion to reverse existing strings manually
- Perform reverse iteration over your strings
- Sort your strings in reverse order using
sorted()