Assumming a is a string. The Slice notation in python has the syntax -

list[<start>:<stop>:<step>]

So, when you do a[::-1]  , it starts from the end, towards the first, taking each element. So it reverses a. This is applicable for lists/tuples as well.

Example -

>>> a = '1232'
>>> a[::-1]
'2321'

Then you convert it to int and then back to string (Though not sure why you do that) , that just gives you back the string.

Assuming a is a string. The Slice notation in python has the syntax -

list[<start>:<stop>:<step>]

So, when you do a[::-1], it starts from the end towards the first taking each element. So it reverses a. This is applicable for lists/tuples as well.

Example -

>>> a = '1234'
>>> a[::-1]
'4321'

Then you convert it to int and then back to string (Though not sure why you do that) , that just gives you back the string.

Assumming a is a string. The Slice notation in python has the syntax -

list[<start>:<stop>:<step>]

So, when you do a[::-1] , it starts from the end, towards the first, taking each element. So it reverses a. This is applicable for lists/tuples as well.

Example -

>>> a = '1232'
>>> a[::-1]
'2321'

Then you convert it to int and then back to string (Though not sure why you do that) , though that just gives you back the string.

Assumming a is a string. The Slice notation in python has the syntax -

list[<start>:<stop>:<step>]

So, when you do a[::-1] , it starts from the end, towards the first, taking each element. So it reverses a. This is applicable for lists/tuples as well.

Example -

>>> a = '1232'
>>> a[::-1]
'2321'

Then you convert it to int and then back to string (Though not sure why you do that) , that just gives you back the string.