In the recursive Python code below, what section of code represents the base case?

Question

def recursion(k):
if(k > 0):
result = k + recursion(k - 1)
else:
result = 0
return result

recursion(4)
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else:
result = 0
else: result = 0

recursion(4)
recursion(4)

if(k > 0):
result = k + recursion(k - 1)
if(k > 0): result = k + recursion(k - 1)

def recursion(k):
def recursion(k):

Answer 1

In the provided recursive Python code, the section of code that represents the base case is:

else:
    result = 0

This part of the code is responsible for stopping the recursion when the condition k > 0 is no longer met (when k is 0 or negative), which prevents further recursive calls and provides a definitive value to return.