Python – Test if list is Palindrome

Given a List, check if its palindrome. 

Input : test_list = [4, 5, 4] 
Output : True 
Explanation : List is same from front and rear.

Input : test_list = [4, 5, 5] 
Output : True 
Explanation : List is not same from front and rear. 

Method #1: Using list slicing

In this, we extract first and reversed 2nd half of list, and then compare for equality, if found equal, then we conclude its palindrome.

Python3

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Test if list is Palindrome
# Using list slicing

# initializing list
test_list = [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]

# printing original list
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))

# Reversing the list
reverse = test_list[::-1]

# checking if palindrome
res = test_list == reverse

# printing result
print("Is list Palindrome : " + str(res))

Output

The original list is : [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]
Is list Palindrome : True

Method #2 : Using reversed()

In this, we simply reverse the list and check if both original list and reversed list is similar.

Python3

# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Test if list is Palindrome
# Using reversed()

# initializing list
test_list = [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]

# printing original list
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))

# reversing list
rev_list = list(reversed(test_list))

# checking for Palindrome
res = rev_list == test_list

# printing result
print("Is list Palindrome : " + str(res))

Output

The original list is : [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]
Is list Palindrome : True

Method #3 : Using reverse() method

Python3

#Using lists and reverse() method
def isPalindrome(x):
    y=[]
    y.extend(x)
    x.reverse()
    if(x==y):
        return True
    return False

# Driver Code
test_list = [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))
ans = isPalindrome(test_list)
if ans:
    print("Is palindrome ? "+"Yes")

else:
    print("Is palindrome ? "+"No")

Output

The original list is : [1, 4, 5, 4, 1]
Is palindrome ? Yes