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+# Python program to find the factorial of a number provided by the user
+# using recursion
+
+def factorial(x):
+    """This is a recursive function
+    to find the factorial of an integer"""
+
+    if x == 1:
+        return 1
+    else:
+        # recursive call to the function
+        return (x * factorial(x-1))
+
+
+# change the value for a different result
+num = 7
+
+# to take input from the user
+# num = int(input("Enter a number: "))
+
+# call the factorial function
+result = factorial(num)
+print("The factorial of", num, "is", result)