I need to compute combinatorials (nCr) in Python but cannot find the function to do that in math, numpy or stat libraries. Something like a function of the type:
comb =... moreI need to compute combinatorials (nCr) in Python but cannot find the function to do that in math, numpy or stat libraries. Something like a function of the type:
comb = calculate_combinations(n, r)
I need the number of possible combinations, not the actual combinations, so itertools.combinations does not interest me.Finally, I want to avoid using factorials, as the numbers I'll be calculating the combinations for can get too big and the factorials are going to be monstrous.This seems like a REALLY easy to answer question, however I am being drowned in questions about generating all the actual combinations, which is not what I want. less