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arod199113 · Mar 6th, 2005, 9:48 PM

i call this a function loop
if there is another name for it please tell me

#a "function" loop
def hi():
    print "hi"
    hi()
hi()

Dietrich · Mar 7th, 2005, 2:36 AM

A function that calls itself is called a recursive function.

arod199113 · Mar 7th, 2005, 5:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dietrich

A function that calls itself is called a recursive function.

thanks

Infinite Recursion · Mar 7th, 2005, 9:23 AM

be careful and avoid "Infinite Recursion"...

Dietrich · Mar 9th, 2005, 4:37 PM

"Infinite Recursion" sounds like the title to a movie.

Infinite Recursion · Mar 9th, 2005, 5:19 PM

IR was a pain in the ass in my AI college assignments, years ago... caused me a lot of grief

Mar 6th, 2005, 9:48 PM	#1
arod199113 Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	a function loop i call this a function loop if there is another name for it please tell me (Toggle Plain Text) #a "function" loop def hi(): print "hi" hi() hi() #a "function" loop def hi(): print "hi" hi() hi()

Mar 7th, 2005, 2:36 AM	#2
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	A function that calls itself is called a recursive function. __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!

Mar 7th, 2005, 9:23 AM	#4
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	be careful and avoid "Infinite Recursion"... __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

Mar 9th, 2005, 4:37 PM	#5
Dietrich Professional Programmer Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 434 Rep Power: 4	"Infinite Recursion" sounds like the title to a movie. __________________ I looked it up on the Intergnats!

Mar 9th, 2005, 5:19 PM	#6
Infinite Recursion Programming Guru Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: United States Posts: 3,467 Rep Power: 8	IR was a pain in the ass in my AI college assignments, years ago... caused me a lot of grief __________________ http://jasonpowers.net "There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root."

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