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pascalIndexInRowFast.py
def pascalIndexInRowFast(row,index):
lastVal=1
halfRow = (row>>1)
#early out, is index < half? if so, compute to that instead
if index > halfRow:
index = halfRow - (halfRow - index)
for i in range(0, index):
lastVal = lastVal * (row - i) / (i + 1)
return lastVal
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