while True: string = raw_input() if len(string)<3 or len(string)%2==0 or string[len(string)/2]!='&': print "NO" continue i = 0 j = len(string)-1 while i<j and string[i]>='a' and string[i]<='z' and string[i]==string[j]: i+=1 j-=1 if i<j:print "NO" else:print "YES" /************************************************************** Problem: 2225 User: admin Language: Python Result: Wrong Answer ****************************************************************/