Lab 6: Recursion
Due at 11:59:59 pm on 03/09/2021.

Starter Files

Download lab06.zip. Inside the archive, you will find starter files for the questions in this lab, along with a copy of the OK autograder.

Submission

By the end of this lab, you should have submitted the lab with python3 ok --submit. You may submit more than once before the deadline; only the final submission will be graded. Check that you have successfully submitted your code on okpy.org. See this article for more instructions on okpy and submitting assignments.

• To receive full credit for this lab, all questions must be attempted.

When you are ready to submit, run ok with the --submit option:

python3 ok --submit

After submitting, ok will display a submission URL, with which you can view your submission on okpy.org.

Recursion

Question 1: Sum

Using recursion, write a function sum that takes a single argument n and computes the sum of all integers between 0 and n inclusive. Do not write this function using a while or for loop. Assume n is non-negative.

def sum(n):
    """Using recursion, computes the sum of all integers between 1 and n, inclusive.
    Assume n is positive.

    >>> sum(1)
    1
    >>> sum(5)  # 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5
    15
    """
    "*** YOUR CODE HERE ***"
    if n == 1:
        return 1
    return n + sum(n - 1)

Use OK to test your code:

python3 ok -q sum

Question 2: Has Seven

Write a function has_seven that takes a positive integer n and returns whether n contains the digit 7. Do not use any assignment statements - use recursion instead:

def has_seven(k):
    """Returns True if at least one of the digits of k is a 7, False otherwise.

    >>> has_seven(3)
    False
    >>> has_seven(7)
    True
    >>> has_seven(2734)
    True
    >>> has_seven(2634)
    False
    >>> has_seven(734)
    True
    >>> has_seven(7777)
    True
    """
    "*** YOUR CODE HERE ***"
    if k % 10 == 7:
        return True
    elif k < 10:
        return False
    else:
        return has_seven(k // 10)

Use OK to test your code:

python3 ok -q has_seven

Question 3: Binary

Write the recursive version of the function binary which takes in n, a number, and returns a list representing the representation of the number in base 2.

def binary(n):
    """Return a list representing the representation of a number in base 2.

    >>> binary(55055)
    [1, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1]
    >>> binary(-136)
    ['-', 1, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0]
    """
    "*** YOUR CODE HERE ***"
    if n < 0:
        return ['-'] + binary(-1 * n)
    elif n < 2:
        return [n % 2]
    else:
        return binary(n // 2) + [n % 2]

Use OK to test your code:

python3 ok -q binary

Submit

Make sure to submit this assignment by running:

python3 ok --submit