diff --git a/strings/palindrome_check.py b/strings/palindrome_check.py
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+++ b/strings/palindrome_check.py
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+string=input(("Enter a letter:"))  
+if(string==string[::-1]):  
+      print("The letter is a palindrome")  
+else:  
+      print("The letter is not a palindrome")