language: Python   Problem: Define a global variable, countcalls, and increment it inside a power(x, n) function, so that it counts the number of times the power function is called. Show that it produces the expected number of calls for power(2, 10) and power(5, 10) and power(5, 0), each separately.

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Define a global variable, countcalls, and increment it inside a power(x, n) function, so that it counts the number of times the power function is called. Show that it produces the expected number of calls for power(2, 10) and power(5, 10) and power(5, 0), each separately.

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