factorial.py

Below is the syntax highlighted version of factorial.py from §2.3 Recursion.

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# factorial.py
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import sys
import stdio

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# Return n!.

def factorial(n):
    if n == 1:
        return 1
    return n * factorial(n-1)

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# Accept integer n as a command-line argument, compute n!, and write
# the result to stdout.

def main():
    n = int(sys.argv[1])
    fact = factorial(n)
    stdio.writeln(fact)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()
    
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# python factorial.py 1
# 1

# python factorial.py 2
# 2

# python factorial.py 3
# 6

# python factorial.py 4
# 24