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Re: Combination Function Help

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On Feb 12, 2014 11:00 AM, <kjakupak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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)
Following line never runs
>     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: "))
> choices(n, k)
>
> Changed it like you said, didn't work
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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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