RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object 988 code example

Example: RecursionError: maximum recursion depth exceeded while calling a Python object

""" The program had called a function repeatedly and hasn't came to an end. """

""" What not to do: """
def test(i):
  if i == 1:
    return 1
  else:
    return test(i + 1)