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1. Print Line of N Stars Recursively2. Print Square of Stars Recursively3. Print Triangle (Top-Down) Recursively4. Print Triangle (Bottom-Up) Recursively5. Number Patterns Recursively6. Print Reverse Triangle Recursively7. Multiplication Table Recursively8. Increasing + Decreasing in One Function9. Sum Series with Steps Recursively10. Character Patterns Recursively

Print Line of N Stars Recursively

Print n stars in a line using recursion.

IntermediatePhase 3 - Level 3: Pattern RecursionExample 1 of 10
print-line-of-n-stars-recursively.py
1def print_stars(n):
2    # Base case
3    if n == 0:
4        return
5    
6    # Recursive case
7    print("*", end="")
8    print_stars(n - 1)
9

10# Test
11n = int(input("Enter n: "))
12print_stars(n)
13print()

Output

Enter n: 5
*****

What's going on

Print one star, then recurse for n-1 stars.

Key Concepts:

Base case: n == 0, return
Print one star
Recurse with n-1

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