What happens if the base condition isn’t defined in recursive programs?

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Programming and Problem Solving through Python : Functions in Python

What happens if the base condition isn’t defined in recursive programs?

A. Program gets into an infinite loop

B. Program runs once

C. Program runs n number of times where n is the argument given to the function

D. An exception is thrown

Solution

A. Program gets into an infinite loop

Explanation

The program will run until the system gets out of memory.