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Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2013 11:11:17 +0100
From: Vincent Vande Vyvre <vincent.vandevyvre@swing.be>
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Le 11/01/13 16:35, kwakukwatiah@gmail.com a écrit :
> def factorial(n):
>     if n<2:
>              return 1
>     f = 1
>     while n>= 2:
>         f *= n
>         f -= 1
>     return f
>  
>
>
I guess you mean:
    f = 1
    while n>= 2:
        f *= n
        n -= 1
    return f

Try it.



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