>>> def fiblike(start): addnum = len(start) memo = start[:] def fibber(n): try: return memo[n] except IndexError: ans = sum(fibber(i) for i in range(n-addnum, n)) memo.append(ans) return ans return fibber >>> fibo = fiblike([1,1]) >>> [fibo(i) for i in range(10)] [1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55] >>> lucas = fiblike([2,1]) >>> [lucas(i) for i in range(10)] [2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18, 29, 47, 76] >>> for n, name in zip(range(2,11), 'fibo tribo tetra penta hexa hepta octo nona deca'.split()) : fibber = fiblike([1] + [2**i for i in range(n-1)]) print('n=%2i, %5snacci -> %s ...' % (n, name, ' '.join(str(fibber(i)) for i in range(15)))) n= 2, fibonacci -> 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55 89 144 233 377 610 ... n= 3, tribonacci -> 1 1 2 4 7 13 24 44 81 149 274 504 927 1705 3136 ... n= 4, tetranacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 15 29 56 108 208 401 773 1490 2872 5536 ... n= 5, pentanacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 31 61 120 236 464 912 1793 3525 6930 ... n= 6, hexanacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 63 125 248 492 976 1936 3840 7617 ... n= 7, heptanacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 127 253 504 1004 2000 3984 7936 ... n= 8, octonacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 255 509 1016 2028 4048 8080 ... n= 9, nonanacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 511 1021 2040 4076 8144 ... n=10, decanacci -> 1 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 1023 2045 4088 8172 ... >>>