Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!feeder.erje.net!eu.feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'else:': 0.03; 'elif': 0.05; 'intermediate': 0.07; 'result,': 0.07; 'subject:missing': 0.07; 'newline': 0.09; 'trailing': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'def': 0.12; '24,': 0.16; 'comma': 0.16; 'loop.': 0.16; 'to:addr:pearwood.info': 0.16; 'to:addr:steve+comp.lang.python': 0.16; "to:name:steven d'aprano": 0.16; 'subject: ?': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'discussion': 0.18; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'print': 0.22; 'cc:2**0': 0.24; 'this:': 0.26; 'values': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'function': 0.29; 'chris': 0.29; 'am,': 0.29; 'topic': 0.29; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.30; "d'aprano": 0.31; 'steven': 0.31; 'subject:what': 0.31; 'received:google.com': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'thanks': 0.36; 'list': 0.37; 'thank': 0.38; 'does': 0.39; 'removing': 0.60; 'such': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; 'mar': 0.68; '2015': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=F+kvkLzpK5Jfav74ANrlQEpt4Rusf3pRKSIma6MrxQg=; b=LbWX8U8/eyL7yEHRmiQ6f/ErnQVlnre2gOVwVnUPbWiV9auKNyJmKdW/DrnSGH4749 mFNHCJ/xbeBjimIWEzF6sdfhNx9JRtjzllBWugfeH1fSmDBcrxEyuDpXzIYk0rK2B3Um /F8NLZLuIyl1POqlHEsD2Xbtxtt3UaCd7qL7N5ogpzLQ6/E+oiHhmXBwiKW7cLgCc0bU EaoyL80TapmpgztOCzgM2wvSZB13zAwCD0CQS6DdMnzfVkJCZCwhG+X0B8j23Hic/Aks Sn6n/YjjvdqZfFj2PTObMoryLeRdafejmaukfsilvoTJnLs4GuD5QYiz9azOs39OaRAw yjkA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.112.13.7 with SMTP id d7mr3639836lbc.79.1427202067082; Tue, 24 Mar 2015 06:01:07 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <5510abc9$0$13011$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> References: <5510abc9$0$13011$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2015 18:31:06 +0530 Subject: Re: fibonacci series what Iam is missing ? From: Ganesh Pal To: "Steven D'Aprano" Cc: "python-list@python.org" Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.19 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 39 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1427202069 news.xs4all.nl 2914 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44001 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:87883 On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:41 AM, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > Python does not automatically print all return statements. If you want it to > print the intermediate values produced, you will need to add print before > each return: > > > py> def fib(n): > ... if n == 0: > ... result = 0 > ... elif n == 1: > ... result = 1 > ... else: > ... result = fib(n-1) + fib(n-2) > ... print result, # trailing comma means no newline > ... return result > ... > py> fib(3) > 1 0 1 1 2 > 2 > py> fib(5) > 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 1 2 5 > 5 > > > If you want to print a list of Fibonnaci values, you need to call the > function in a loop. Removing the "print result" line again, you can do > this: > > py> for i in range(6): > ... print fib(i), > ... > 0 1 1 2 3 5 Thanks you Steven and others ( Dave, Chris and Terry ) , for having such good discussion on this topic and benefiting me in more than one way's. Thank you