Alternative Python solution for week 104, part 1

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+#!/opt/local/bin/python
+
+#
+# See ../README.md
+#
+
+#
+# Run as: python ch-1a.py
+#
+
+#
+# Initialize the cache
+#
+cache = {0: 0, 1: 1}
+max   = 50
+
+#
+# Fusc sequence is defined as:
+#            ( n,                                        0 <= n <= 1
+# fusc (n) = { fusc  (n / 2),                            n > 1 && n even
+#            ( fusc ((n - 1) / 2) + fusc ((n + 1) / 2),  n > 1 && n odd
+#
+def fusc (n):
+    if n not in cache:
+        if n % 2 == 1:
+            cache [n] = fusc ((n - 1) / 2) + fusc ((n + 1) / 2)
+        else:
+            cache [n] = fusc  (n      / 2)
+
+    return cache [n]
+
+
+#
+# Calculate the first results of the fucs series, and print them
+#
+for i in range (max):
+    if i > 0:
+        print (' ', end = "")
+    print (fusc (i), end = "")
+
+print ("")