Practice - Computing the Length of a List
Practice Questions
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What is the base case for computing the length of a list?
💡 Hint: Think about what happens when there are no elements.
How do we handle a non-empty list when computing length?
💡 Hint: Focus on the first element and what's left in the list.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does the base case of a recursive length function return for an empty list?
💡 Hint: Consider what an empty list contains.
True or False: Recursion can lead to infinite loops if not managed properly.
💡 Hint: Reflect on a situation where no end condition exists.
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Challenge Problems
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Devise a solution for computing the length of a list containing mixed types (numbers, strings, and lists).
💡 Hint: Think about how to structure your function to differentiate types.
Explain how the Python recursion limit affects your function's performance, and propose a method to fix this.
💡 Hint: Consider the implications of deep recursion on the stack.
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