frame counter

frame_counter.py

def depth_one(n):
    def depth_two(n):
        def countdown(n, times_called=[0]):
            times_called[0] += 1
            if n == 0:
                return times_called
            else:
                try:
                    return countdown(n-1)
                except RuntimeError:
                    return countdown(n-1)
                    # return times_called
        return countdown(n)
    return depth_two(n)


print depth_one(10)
print depth_one(100)
print depth_one(1000)