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God I wish there was an easier way to do this (programming.dev)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by andioop@programming.dev to c/programming_horror@programming.dev

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[–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

def is_even(n):
    match n:
        case 1:
            return False
        case 0:
            return True
        # fix No1
        case n &lt; 0:
            return is_even(-1*n)
        case _:
            return is_even(n-2)

[–] sloppy_diffuser@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Python added match/case?! Bunch of mypy issues have been closed too. Maybe its time to dust off some old projects.

[–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 3 points 9 months ago

It was added in 3.10 and is surprisingly complete. The tutorial pep is a good starting point to see what it can accomplish

[–] AlyxMS@hexbear.net 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What if the input is negative

[–] SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev 4 points 9 months ago

Fixed!

[–] Chobbes@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Well... At least it's tail recursive.