python-scipyHow do I calculate binomial coefficients using Python and SciPy?

In order to calculate binomial coefficients using Python and SciPy, the comb function from the scipy.special module can be used.

For example, to calculate the binomial coefficient for n = 7 and k = 4, the following code can be used:

from scipy.special import comb

n = 7
k = 4
coeff = comb(n, k)
print(coeff)

The output of the code is:

35.0

The code consists of the following parts:

1. from scipy.special import comb: This imports the comb function from the scipy.special module.
2. n = 7: This sets the value of n to 7.
3. k = 4: This sets the value of k to 4.
4. coeff = comb(n, k): This calculates the binomial coefficient for the given values of n and k.
5. print(coeff): This prints the binomial coefficient.

Helpful links

• Scipy.special documentation
• Scipy.special.comb documentation

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