""" This program calculates the nth Fibonacci number in O(log(n)). It's possible to calculate F(1000000) in less than a second. """ from __future__ import print_function import sys # returns F(n) def fibonacci(n: int): # noqa: E999 This syntax is Python 3 only if n < 0: raise ValueError("Negative arguments are not supported") return _fib(n)[0] # returns (F(n), F(n-1)) def _fib(n: int): # noqa: E999 This syntax is Python 3 only if n == 0: # (F(0), F(1)) return (0, 1) else: # F(2n) = F(n)[2F(n+1) − F(n)] # F(2n+1) = F(n+1)^2+F(n)^2 a, b = _fib(n // 2) c = a * (b * 2 - a) d = a * a + b * b if n % 2 == 0: return (c, d) else: return (d, c + d) if __name__ == "__main__": args = sys.argv[1:] if len(args) != 1: print("Too few or too much parameters given.") exit(1) try: n = int(args[0]) except ValueError: print("Could not convert data to an integer.") exit(1) print("F(%d) = %d" % (n, fibonacci(n)))