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help me understand a python code

+16 votes
asked Dec 16, 2020 by Micho Haddad (220 points)

    cant understand the reccursion here (ans=max(ans,price[i] + solve(length, price, x-length[i], n))    

       def solve(length, price, x, n):
            if x <= 0:  # if x is negative or 0 return 0
               return 0
            ans = 0
            for i in range(0, n):
                if x >= length[i]:
                    ans = max(ans, price[i] + solve(length, price, x - length[i], n))  # recursive solution to find the maximum

    
            return ans


        plank_length = 4
        length = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
        price = [2, 6, 8, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20]
        n = 8

        ans = solve(length, price, plank_length, n)
        print("ans will be: " + str(ans))

2 Answers

+1 vote
answered Feb 1, 2021 by Jeff The Chicken (2,920 points)
It calls the function "solve" using the specific variable values in the parenthesis, then prints them.
0 votes
answered Mar 20, 2021 by vaishnavi morre (140 points)
'''def solve(length, price, x, n):'''
in this line a new function is formed which can solve
remaining statements are the conditions for the functions.
then the inputs are given .
at the last answer will be printed with the given strings
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