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"""

The number of partitions of a number n into at least k parts equals the number of

partitions into exactly k parts plus the number of partitions into at least k-1 parts.

Subtracting 1 from each part of a partition of n into k parts gives a partition of n-k

into k parts. These two facts together are used for this algorithm.

"""

def partition(m):

memo = [[0 for _ in range(m)] for _ in range(m + 1)]

for i in range(m + 1):

memo[i][0] = 1

for n in range(m + 1):

for k in range(1, m):

memo[n][k] += memo[n][k - 1]

if n - k > 0:

memo[n][k] += memo[n - k - 1][k]

return memo[m][m - 1]

if __name__ == "__main__":

import sys

if len(sys.argv) == 1:

try:

n = int(input("Enter a number: ").strip())

print(partition(n))

except ValueError:

print("Please enter a number.")

else:

try:

n = int(sys.argv[1])

print(partition(n))

except ValueError:

print("Please pass a number.")

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