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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+def reverseEquals(source, target):
+  # deal with the trivial cases
+  if len(source) != len(target):
+    # @source and @target are different lengths
+    return (False, "")
+
+  if source == target:
+    # they're already the same
+    return (True, "")
+
+  # ok, now we start checking subarrays
+  for i in range(len(source)-1):
+    for j in range(i+1, len(source)):
+      rev = []
+      if i > 0:
+        rev = source[0:i]
+      rev.extend(list(reversed(source[i:j+1])))
+      if j < len(source)-1:
+        rev.extend(source[j+1:])
+      if rev == target:
+        return (True, f'{i}-{j}')
+
+  return (False, "")
+
+def comma_join(arr):
+    return ', '.join(map(lambda i: str(i), arr))
+
+def solution(source, target):
+    print(f'Input: @source = ({comma_join(source)})')
+    print(f'       @target = ({comma_join(target)})')
+    (equals, elements) = reverseEquals(source, target)
+    print(f'Output: {equals}')
+    if elements:
+        print(f'\nReverse elements: {elements}')
+
+print('Example 1:')
+solution([3, 2, 1, 4], [1, 2, 3, 4])
+
+print('\nExample 2:')
+solution([1, 3, 4], [4, 1, 3])
+
+print('\nExample 3:')
+solution([2], [2])