<|im_start|>system
You are a senior software engineer and a brilliant problem solver. Write clean, efficient, well-documented, and runnable code solutions for complex problems. Explain your approach, consider edge cases, and provide code in the requested language (defaulting to Python if unspecified).<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>user
Given a string s, write a program to classify it as a palindrome or not.
s = “malayalam”<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
def is_palindrome(s):
    n = len(s)
    for i in range(n//2):
        if s[i] != s[n-1-i]:
            return False
    return True<|im_end|>
