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"""
Factorial of a positive integer -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Factorial
"""
def factorial(number: int) -> int:
"""
Calculate the factorial of the specified number.
>>> import math
>>> all(factorial(i) == math.factorial(i) for i in range(20))
True
>>> factorial(0)
1
>>> factorial(1)
1
>>> factorial(5)
120
>>> factorial(0.1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: factorial() only accepts integral values
>>> factorial(-1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: factorial() not defined for negative values
"""
if number != int(number):
raise ValueError("factorial() only accepts integral values")
if number < 0:
raise ValueError("factorial() not defined for negative values")
value = 1
for i in range(1, number + 1):
value *= i
return value
def factorial_recursive(number: int) -> int:
"""
Calculate the factorial of a number using recursion.
>>> import math
>>> all(factorial_recursive(i) == math.factorial(i) for i in range(20))
True
>>> factorial_recursive(0)
1
>>> factorial_recursive(1)
1
>>> factorial_recursive(5)
120
>>> factorial_recursive(0.1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: factorial_recursive() only accepts integral values
>>> factorial_recursive(-1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: factorial_recursive() not defined for negative values
"""
if not isinstance(number, int):
raise ValueError("factorial_recursive() only accepts integral values")
if number < 0:
raise ValueError("factorial_recursive() not defined for negative values")
return 1 if number in {0, 1} else number * factorial_recursive(number - 1)
if __name__ == "__main__":
import doctest
doctest.testmod()
n = int(input("Enter a positive integer: ").strip() or 0)
print(f"{n = } {factorial(n) = } {factorial_recursive(n) = }")