firstPalindromicString.py

#  Find First Palindromic String in the Array

# Given an array of strings words, return the first palindromic string in the array. If there is no such string, return an empty string "".
# A string is palindromic if it reads the same forward and backward.

# Example 1:
# Input: words = ["abc","car","ada","racecar","cool"]
# Output: "ada"
# Explanation: The first string that is palindromic is "ada".
# Note that "racecar" is also palindromic, but it is not the first.

# Example 2:
# Input: words = ["notapalindrome","racecar"]
# Output: "racecar"
# Explanation: The first and only string that is palindromic is "racecar".

# Example 3:
# Input: words = ["def","ghi"]
# Output: ""
# Explanation: There are no palindromic strings, so the empty string is returned.

# Answer

def firstPalindrome(words):
    for i in words:
        if i[::-1] == i:
            return i
    return ""

words = ["notapalindrome","racecar"]
print(firstPalindrome(words))