""" iteration vs recursion """ def iterative_loop(first_num, last_num): i = first_num while i <= last_num: print i, i += 1 print "Iterative loop" iterative_loop(1, 1000) print def recursive_loop(j, max_j): if j <= max_j: print j, recursive_loop(j+1, max_j) print "Recursive counting:" recursive_loop(1, 1000) print