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outputs a program that prints itself after n iterations.
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| # a clunky n-cycle (iterated quine) generator: | |
| def quiner(n): | |
| '''prints a program that will print itself after n iterations''' | |
| quotes = '"'*3 | |
| toprint = '' | |
| for i in range(1,n): | |
| toprint += 'def q' + str(i) + '(x):'""" | |
| quotes = '"'*3 | |
| print 'q""" + str(i+1) + "(' + quotes + x + quotes + ')'\n\n" | |
| toprint += 'def q' + str(n) + '(x):'""" | |
| quotes = '"'*3 | |
| print x | |
| print '' | |
| print 'q1(' + quotes + x + quotes + ')'""" | |
| print toprint + '\n\nq1(' + quotes + toprint + quotes + ')' |
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