A palindrome is a series of letters or numbers that reads equivocally backwards. Write a recursive function that determines whether a given string is a palindrome or not.

Examples

is_palindrome("Go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog!") ➞ True

is_palindrome("This phrase, surely, is not a palindrome!") ➞ False

is_palindrome("Eva, can I see bees in a cave?") ➞ True

Notes

• Symbols and special characters should be ignored.
• You are expected to solve this challenge via recursion.
• You can check on the Resources tab for more details about recursion.