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edited Apr 20, 2012 at 12:08

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Python, 112 chars

The numbers should be the 1st and 2nd argument: python this.py 4 3
** operator not used.
* used. It's quite trivial to implement, exactly like **, but costs more than 5 chars.

import sys p=lambda y:y and x*p(y-1)or 1 t=lambda y:y>1 and p(t(y-1))or x x,y=map(long,sys.argv[1:]) print t(y)

Python, 112 chars

** operator not used.
* used. It's quite trivial to implement, exactly like **, but costs more than 5 chars.

import sys p=lambda y:y and x*p(y-1)or 1 t=lambda y:y>1 and p(t(y-1))or x x,y=map(long,sys.argv[1:]) print t(y)

Python, 112 chars

The numbers should be the 1st and 2nd argument: python this.py 4 3
** operator not used.
* used. It's quite trivial to implement, exactly like **, but costs more than 5 chars.

import sys p=lambda y:y and x*p(y-1)or 1 t=lambda y:y>1 and p(t(y-1))or x x,y=map(long,sys.argv[1:]) print t(y)

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answered Apr 19, 2012 at 14:18

ugoren

17.6k
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54
75

Python, 112 chars

** operator not used.
* used. It's quite trivial to implement, exactly like **, but costs more than 5 chars.

import sys p=lambda y:y and x*p(y-1)or 1 t=lambda y:y>1 and p(t(y-1))or x x,y=map(long,sys.argv[1:]) print t(y)