Python program to check matching of simple parentheses

Question

I am a Python newbie and I came across this exercise of checking whether or not the simple brackets \"(\", \")\" in a given string are matched evenly.

I have seen ex

Answer 1

def parenthesis_check(parenthesis):
    chars = []
    matches = {')':'(',']':'[','}':'{'}
    for i in parenthesis:
        if i in matches:
            if chars.pop() != matches[i]:
                return False
        else:
            chars.append(i)
    return chars == []