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Does Recursive Function full_project Have a Base Case

“Is this unrestricted this is the example def full_project(x): first_part() second_part() third_part() if x == 0: return full_project(x - 1)”
Has base case
Confidence: High Checked on May 15, 2026

Summary

The function includes a conditional `if x == 0: return` that stops further calls, so the recursion terminates when `x` reaches zero. Therefore it is not unrestricted; it is a bounded recursive function that will finish for non‑negative integer inputs.

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libguides.ntu.edu.sg
pythonnumericalmethods.studentorg.berkeley.edu
  • Recursive Functions — Python Numerical Methods

    When we are using recursive call as showing above, we need to make sure that it can reach the base case, otherwise, it results to infinite recursion. In Python, when we execute a recursive function on a large output that can not reach the base case, we will encounter a “maximum recursion depth exceeded error”. Try the following example, and see what do you get.

educative.io
  • Recursion in Python Tutorial

    Now, let’s take a deeper look at recursive functions in Python. Below is an example program that recursively prints the pattern: 10 5 0 5 10. ... We want to print each number twice, except 0 that is only printed once in the middle. This lets us know that if (targetNumber <= 0) is our base case.

pythonnumericalmethods.berkeley.edu
  • Recursive Functions — Python Numerical Methods

    As an exercise, consider the following modification to fibonacci, where the results of each recursive call are displayed to the screen. EXAMPLE: Write a function fibonacci_display that based on the Modification of fibonacci. Can you determine the order in which the Fibonacci numbers will appear on the screen for fibonacci(5)? def fibonacci_display(n): """Computes and returns the Fibonacci of n, a postive integer. """ if n == 1: # first base case out = 1 print(out) return out elif n == 2: # second base case out = 1 print(out) return out else: # Recursive step out = fibonacci_display(n-1)+fibonacci_display(n-2) print(out) return out # Recursive call

introcs.cs.princeton.edu
  • 2.3 Recursion

    Our factorial() implementation exhibits the two main components that are required for every recursive function. The base case returns a value without making any subsequent recursive calls. It does this for one or more special input values for which the function can be evaluated without recursion.

edureka.co
  • Everything you need to know about Recursion In Python | Edureka

    In simple words, recursion is a way of solving the problem by having a function call itself, The word “recursive” originates from the Latin verb “recurrere”, which means to redo something. This is what the recursive function does, it redoes the same thing again and again, i.e it recalls itself.

geeksforgeeks.org

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