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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+
+def closest_palindrome(i: int) -> int:
+    # Negative integers always have a closest palindrome of 0
+    if i < 0:
+        return 0
+
+    offset = 1
+    while True:
+        check = i - offset
+        if str(check) == str(check)[::-1]:
+            return check
+
+        check = i + offset
+        if str(check) == str(check)[::-1]:
+            return check
+
+        offset += 1
+
+
+def main():
+    # Convert input into integers
+    result = closest_palindrome(int(sys.argv[1]))
+    print(result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()