






def   lowerCamelCase__			(     lowercase						,     lowercase				):

  """simple docstring"""






  return base * power(lowercase						,     (exponent - 1)				) if exponent else 1


if __name__ == "__main__":
   print("""Raise base to the power of exponent using recursion...""")
   snake_case    				=		int(input("""Enter the base: """).strip())
   snake_case    				=		int(input("""Enter the exponent: """).strip())
   snake_case    				=		power(base, abs(exponent))
   if exponent < 0:  # power() does not properly deal w/ negative exponents
      snake_case    				=		1 / result
   print(F"""{base} to the power of {exponent} is {result}""")














def   lowerCamelCase__			(     lowercase						,     lowercase				):

  """simple docstring"""






  return numa ^ numa < 0


if __name__ == "__main__":
   import doctest

   doctest.testmod()






