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+#! /usr/bin/python3
+
+def closestpalindrome(a):
+  n = int(a)
+  delta = -1
+  while True:
+    q = str(n + delta)
+    if q == q[::-1]:
+      return q
+    delta = -delta
+    if delta < 0:
+      delta -= 1
+
+import unittest
+
+class TestClosestpalindrome(unittest.TestCase):
+
+  def test_ex1(self):
+    self.assertEqual(closestpalindrome("123"), "121", 'example 1')
+
+  def test_ex2(self):
+    self.assertEqual(closestpalindrome("2"), "1", 'example 2')
+
+  def test_ex3(self):
+    self.assertEqual(closestpalindrome("1400"), "1441", 'example 3')
+
+  def test_ex4(self):
+    self.assertEqual(closestpalindrome("1000"), "999", 'example 4')
+
+unittest.main()