palindrome.py

def reverse(a):
	b = 0
	while a > 0:
		b = b * 10 + (a % 10)
		a /= 10
	return b
	
def check(a, b):
	while (a > 0) and (b > 0):
		c = a % 10
		d = b % 10
		if c != d:
			return False
		a = a / 10
		b = b / 10
	return True

num = 195
n = 0
while True:
	rev = reverse(num)
	if check(num, rev) == True:
		break;
	n += 1
	num = rev + num
print num, n