diff --git a/String_Palindrome.py b/String_Palindrome.py
index 6b8302b6477..ab4103fd863 100644
--- a/String_Palindrome.py
+++ b/String_Palindrome.py
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 # Program to check if a string is palindrome or not
 
-my_str = 'aIbohPhoBiA'
+my_str = input().strip()
 
 # make it suitable for caseless comparison
 my_str = my_str.casefold()
 
 # reverse the string
-rev_str = reversed(my_str)
+rev_str = my_str[::-1]
 
 # check if the string is equal to its reverse
-if list(my_str) == list(rev_str):
+if my_str == rev_str:
    print("The string is a palindrome.")
 else:
    print("The string is not a palindrome.")