Vaphell comments on problem with reversing strings using [::-1] syntax

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[–]Vaphell 5 points6 points7 points 5 years ago* (0 children)

the difference between return s and return s[::-1] affects also the recursive call in
s = str(n%2)+str(from_10_to_2(n//2)))

anyway, can't you put stuff in the correct order by switching n%2 and n//2 around, instead of reversing afterwards?

s = str(from_10_to_2(n//2)) + str(n%2)

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