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Pascals Triangle in Python

A program that creates Pascal's Triangle in Python.

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Pascals Triangle in Python

A program that creates Pascal's Triangle in Python.

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Roman Sokunov
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import math

# pascals_tri_formula = [] # don't collect in a global variable.

def combination(n, r): # correct calculation of combinations, n choose k


return int((math.factorial(n)) / ((math.factorial(r)) * math.factorial(n - r)))

def for_test(x, y): # don't see where this is being used...


for y in range(x):
return combination(x, y)

def pascals_triangle(rows):
result = [] # need something to collect our results in
# count = 0 # avoidable! better to use a for loop,
# while count <= rows: # can avoid initializing and incrementing
for count in range(rows): # start at 0, up to but not including rows number.
# this is really where you went wrong:
row = [] # need a row element to collect the row in
for element in range(count + 1):
# putting this in a list doesn't do anything.
# [pascals_tri_formula.append(combination(count, element))]
row.append(combination(count, element))
result.append(row)
# count += 1 # avoidable
return result

# now we can print a result:


for row in pascals_triangle(3):
print(row)

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