Function power

Python/5 recusrion problems.py:62–69

(base,exp)

# 5..TO FIND THE POWER OF A NUMBER

def power(base,exp):
    assert exp>=0 and int(exp)==exp , "power can only be positive integers"
    if(exp==0):
        return 1
    if(exp==1):
        return base
    else:
        return base*power(base,exp-1)

print(power(2,5))