Thinking Recursively in Python

In this course, you’ll learn about recursion. Recursion is a powerful tool you can use to solve a problem that can be broken down into smaller variations of itself. You can create very complex recursive algorithms with only a few lines of code.

In this course, you’ll learn about recursion. Recursion is a powerful tool you can use to solve a problem that can be broken down into smaller variations of itself. You can create very complex recursive algorithms with only a few lines of code.

You’ll cover:

What recursion is
How to define a recursive function
How practical examples of recursive functions work
How to maintain state
How to optimize recursion