import sys def f1c(c, i): f1(c, i) def g(c): x def gc(c): g(c) counter = 0 def f1(c, i): global counter for k in range(3): if c > 0: f(c) if counter & 1 and counter > 10000: try: gc(c) except NameError: pass counter += 1 def f(c): for i in range(10): f1c(c - 1, i) f(int(sys.argv[1]))