my_module.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""my_module.py

Author -- Michael Widrich
Contact -- widrich@ml.jku.at
Date -- 01.10.2019

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Example for 03_functions_print_input_modules.py

"""


def add(*args):
    """This function adds up any arbitrary number of arguments recursively"""
    a = args[0]
    if len(args[1:]) == 1:
        b = args[1]
    else:
        b = add(args[1], *args[2:])
    c = a + b
    return c


print("This code will be executed when this file is imported")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print("This code will not be executed when this file is imported")
    print(f"Example: add(1, 2, 3, 4) -> {add(1, 2, 3, 4)}")