fruit_name = input("What is your favorite fruit: ")
fruit_len = len(fruit_name)
fruit_len = int(fruit_len)
reversed_word = ""
lower = 0
upper = fruit_len
inc = 1
for lp in range(lower, upper, inc):
reversed_word = (fruit_name[lp] + reversed_word)
reversed_word = str(reversed_word)
print(fruit_name + " backwards is " + reversed_word)
I just changed the str(lp) to fruit_name[lp]. This takes lp as the index of fruit_name and gets the letter at that index. We then add that letter to the existing reversed_word. I think this is what you're looking for.