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[Python] Was wrong (didn't handle multi-byte)
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2018-01-03, 23:34:01

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2018-01-03, 23:44:30

Idiom #41 Reverse a string

Create string t containing the same characters as string s, in reverse order.
Original string s must remain unaltered. Each character must be handled correctly regardless its number of bytes in memory.

Illustration

Idiom #41 Reverse a string

Create string t containing the same characters as string s, in reverse order.
Original string s must remain unaltered. Each character must be handled correctly regardless its number of bytes in memory.

Illustration
Code 
t = s[::-1]
Code 
t = s.decode('utf8')[::-1].encode('utf8')
Origin
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/931092/reverse-a-string-in-python/931095#931095
Origin
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/931092/reverse-a-string-in-python/931095#931095