Best way to loop over a python string backwards

Question

What is the best way to loop over a python string backwards?

The following seems a little awkward for all the need of -1 offset:

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Answer 1

Here is a way to reverse a string without utilizing the built in features such as reversed. Negative step values traverse backwards.

def reverse(text):
    rev = ''
    for i in range(len(text), 0, -1):
        rev += text[i-1]
    return rev