{"post":{"id":"5f8d10ab89e922309e0124fb","_id":"5f8d10ab89e922309e0124fb","coverImage":{"isPortrait":false,"url":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1603042254448/r8EIlZHlD.jpeg","__typename":"PostCoverImage"},"slug":"tail-recursion-in-python","readTime":5,"replyCount":2,"responseCount":2,"brief":"A recursive function is tail recursive when recursive call is the last thing executed by the function i.e the function returns a call to itself.\nWhy to care about tail-recursion?🤔\nThe tail recursive functions considered better than naive functions a...","subtitle":null,"isFeatured":true,"contributors":[{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674505650277/ivOh0o031.png","username":"bolajiayodeji","__typename":"User"},{"_id":"5f53e768fee30a7c48c0a901","name":"Ayushi Rawat","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1599334249299/6I83yN5M_.jpeg","username":"ayushi7rawat","__typename":"User"}],"bookmarked":false,"views":2531,"url":"https://apoorvtyagi.hashnode.net/tail-recursion-in-python","totalReactions":86,"title":"Tail recursion in python 🐍","dateAdded":"2020-10-19T04:06:03.222Z","cuid":"ckgg0noxb02iulqs1ayvmhxaa","preferences":{"disableComments":false,"__typename":"PostPreferences"},"__typename":"Post","seo":{"title":null,"description":null,"__typename":"SEO"},"ogMetaData":{"image":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1603042259904/_yzZNK606.jpeg","__typename":"OpenGraphMetaData"},"author":{"_id":"5f40aec3cce6c969208c9d45","name":"Apoorv Tyagi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1598074564712/Vh49FVSuB.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"apoorvtyagi","__typename":"User","tagline":"Backend Engineering Lead | Tech Blogger | !(Chess GM)"},"coAuthors":[],"series":null,"tags":[{"_id":"56744721958ef13879b94c7e","logo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1535648192079/H1daWiBvQ.png","name":"General Programming","slug":"programming","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744721958ef13879b94d67","logo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1607321670861/lG265gIUp.png","name":"Python","slug":"python","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56903d0e91716a2d1dbadbca","logo":null,"name":"Recursion","slug":"recursion","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744721958ef13879b949aa","logo":null,"name":"Blogging","slug":"blogging","__typename":"Tag"},{"_id":"56744723958ef13879b955a9","logo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1607083054200/qEk2BI11Dk.png","name":"Beginner Developers","slug":"beginners","__typename":"Tag"}],"publication":{"_id":"5f40afa9cce6c969208c9d4a","url":"https://apoorvtyagi.hashnode.net","canonicalURL":"https://apoorvtyagi.hashnode.net","title":"The Trojan","displayTitle":"The Trojan (Apoorv Tyagi)","isHeadless":false,"favicon":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1626578828755/eqR0CZBXq.jpeg","headerColor":"#836853","metaTags":"","isTeam":true,"domainInfo":{"hashnodeSubdomain":"apoorvtyagi","domain":{"host":"apoorvtyagi.tech","ready":true,"__typename":"DomainStatus"},"__typename":"DomainInfo"},"urlPattern":"SIMPLE","__typename":"Publication"},"comments":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"5f91bf776aa1ed54804bad57","author":{"_id":"5f53e768fee30a7c48c0a901","name":"Ayushi Rawat","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1599334249299/6I83yN5M_.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"ayushi7rawat","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

Nicely explained! Bookmarked!

\n","markdown":"Nicely explained! Bookmarked!","text":"Nicely explained! Bookmarked!\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2020-10-22T17:20:55.164Z","stamp":"ckgl3dg1n06k5ows13mgq8gj9","totalReactions":5,"__typename":"Comment","replies":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"5f91c02d6aa1ed54804bad77","author":{"_id":"5f40aec3cce6c969208c9d45","name":"Apoorv Tyagi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1598074564712/Vh49FVSuB.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"apoorvtyagi","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

Thank You :)

\n","markdown":"Thank You :)","text":"Thank You :)\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2020-10-22T17:23:57.502Z","stamp":"ckgl3hcqk06kwows17i460u0g","totalReactions":7,"__typename":"Reply"},"__typename":"CommentReplyEdge"}],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":"MQ==","__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"CommentReplyConnection"}},"__typename":"PostCommentEdge"},{"node":{"id":"5f8e9a061a610045ce581501","author":{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674505650277/ivOh0o031.png","isPro":false,"username":"bolajiayodeji","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

Really insightful, thanks for sharing!

\n","markdown":"Really insightful, thanks for sharing!","text":"Really insightful, thanks for sharing!\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2020-10-20T08:04:22.106Z","stamp":"ckghom0gp00bcses15tso3byn","totalReactions":4,"__typename":"Comment","replies":{"edges":[{"node":{"id":"5f8ea1851a610045ce581587","author":{"_id":"5f40aec3cce6c969208c9d45","name":"Apoorv Tyagi","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1598074564712/Vh49FVSuB.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"apoorvtyagi","__typename":"User"},"content":{"html":"

Thank you so much Bolaji Ayodeji . I am super glad you liked it😊

\n","markdown":"Thank you so much @[Bolaji Ayodeji](@bolajiayodeji) . I am super glad you liked it😊","text":"Thank you so much Bolaji Ayodeji . I am super glad you liked it😊\n","__typename":"Content"},"dateAdded":"2020-10-20T08:36:21.479Z","stamp":"ckghpr5gm00gsses15z0o0p9i","totalReactions":8,"__typename":"Reply"},"__typename":"CommentReplyEdge"}],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":"MQ==","__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"CommentReplyConnection"}},"__typename":"PostCommentEdge"}],"pageInfo":{"hasNextPage":false,"endCursor":"Mg==","__typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"PostCommentConnection"},"commenters":{"edges":[{"node":{"_id":"5cde5eacbe5cf91c26f1f12d","name":"Bolaji Ayodeji","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1674505650277/ivOh0o031.png","isPro":false,"username":"bolajiayodeji","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"},{"node":{"_id":"5f53e768fee30a7c48c0a901","name":"Ayushi Rawat","photo":"https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1599334249299/6I83yN5M_.jpeg","isPro":false,"username":"ayushi7rawat","__typename":"User"},"__typename":"PostCommenterEdge"}],"__typename":"PostCommenterConnection"}}}

Tail recursion in python 🐍

4 comments