Re: Combination Function Help

From	Dave Angel <davea@davea.name>
Subject	Re: Combination Function Help
Date	2014-02-12 18:22 -0500
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 kjakupak@gmail.com Wrote in message:
> def choices(n, k):
>     if k == 1:
>         return n
>     if n == k:
>         return 1
>     if k == 0:
>         return 1
>     return choices(n - 1, k) + choices(n - 1, k - 1)
> 
> comb = choices(n, k)
> print comb
> 
> print ("Total number of ways of choosing %d out of %d courses: " % (n, k))
> n = int(input("Number of courses you like: "))
> k = int(input("Number of courses you can register for: "))
> 
> Still isn't working though..
> 

Still haven't figured how to post a traceback? 

The two lines defining and referencing comb need to be AFTER n and
 k are defined and given values. 

Also, what version of Python are you running?  Version 3.x
 requires parentheses around the arguments to the print function.
 

-- 
DaveA

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Combination Function Help kjakupak@gmail.com - 2014-02-12 07:20 -0800
  Re: Combination Function Help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 15:40 +0000
    Re: Combination Function Help kjakupak@gmail.com - 2014-02-12 07:56 -0800
      Re: Combination Function Help Joel Goldstick <joel.goldstick@gmail.com> - 2014-02-12 11:21 -0500
      Re: Combination Function Help John Ladasky <john_ladasky@sbcglobal.net> - 2014-02-12 08:24 -0800
      Re: Combination Function Help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 16:55 +0000
      Re: Combination Function Help Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-02-12 13:38 -0500
        Re: Combination Function Help kjakupak@gmail.com - 2014-02-12 14:59 -0800
          Re: Combination Function Help Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2014-02-12 23:15 +0000
          Re: Combination Function Help Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2014-02-12 18:22 -0500

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