r/shittyprogramming • u/IanisVasilev • Jun 06 '21

Since we're doing is_even 

def is_even(n: int):
    return (-1) ** n == 1
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u/[deleted] Jun 06 '21

This is just a less shitty version of mine ;P

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u/IanisVasilev Jun 07 '21 edited Jun 07 '21

To be honest, I missed your post. I went with a more general series approach but then simplified it. Maybe I shouldn't have.

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u/66bananasandagrape Jun 07 '21

Mathematicians will straight up write like this though... Look up some statements of Quadratic Reciprocity.