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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Number Game Refinement

Posted by ds1
ds1
7,627 Points

Question: Number Game Refinement

I've got a question about the code shown in the Number Game Refinement video of Python Basics. Here's the setup: So, Kenneth (an awesome teacher, by the way) builds a function called game(). Inside the game() function, he calls the game() function again to keep playing (if the user doesn't type "n").

So, we're writing a function that actually calls itself... does that work? Is that good program design?

Just confused, Thanks! D.

1 Answer

James Shi
James Shi
8,942 Points

This is called recursion, and it's very useful in a lot of situations. For this particular program, it would probably be better to use a while loop to check while the response is not "n".

ds1
ds1
7,627 Points

Ohhhhh, ok... Thanks James!