Answers for "using recursion in python api"

recursion in python

def yourFunction(arg):
    #you can't just recurse over and over, 
    #you have to have an ending condition
    if arg == 0:
        yourFunction(arg - 1)
        
    return arg

python recursion example

# Recursive Factorial Example
# input: 5 
# output: 120 (5*4*3*2*1)
def factorial(x):
    if x == 1:
        return 1
    else:
        return (x * factorial(x-1))