Recursion

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def power(n,p):
    """ Return n to the power p. Works only for positive integers """
    return n*power(n,p-1)
if __name__ == '__main__':
print(power(2,24))

Why does this return an error?

Please check your indentation @ print part and also check for negative values for p

Try below one:

def power(n,p):
    """ Return n to the power p. Works only for positive integers """
    if p!=0:
        return n*power(n,p-1)
    return 1
if __name__ == '__main__':
    r = power(2,24)
    print(r)