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:

string = \"trick or          


        

Answer 1

string = "trick or treat"
for c in reversed(string):
    print c

Will do what I think you want. It uses an iterator. This should work with anything that has __reveresed__() or __len__() and __getitem__() implemented. __getitem__() would have to take int arguments starting at 0.