r"""
Python module for OEIS sequence number A019462.

Add 1, multiply by 1, add 2, multiply by 2, and so on.

Examples of use.
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>>> from a019462 import *
>>> print a019462_list(14)
[3, 4, 4, 6, 12, 15, 45, 49, 196, 201, 1005, 1011, 6066, 6073]
>>> print a019462_offset
0
>>> for x in a019462_list_pairs(6):
...     print x
...
(0, 3)
(1, 4)
(2, 4)
(3, 6)
(4, 12)
(5, 15)
>>> print a019462(5)
15
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"""

from itertools import islice, izip, count
from a019460 import a019460_gen

__all__ = ('a019462_offset', 'a019462_list', 'a019462_list_pairs', 'a019462', 'a019460_gen')
__author__ = 'Nick Hobson <nickh@qbyte.org>'

a019462_offset = offset = 0

def a019462_list(n):
    """Returns a list of the first n >= 0 terms."""
    if n < 0: raise ValueError, 'Input must be a non-negative integer'
    return list(islice(a019460_gen(3), n))

def a019462_list_pairs(n):
    """Returns a list of tuples (n, a(n)) of the first n >= 0 terms."""
    if n < 0: raise ValueError, 'Input must be a non-negative integer'
    return list(izip(xrange(offset, n+offset), a019460_gen(3)))

def a019462(n):
    """Returns the term with index n >= 0; offset 0."""
    if n < offset: raise ValueError, 'Input must be an integer >= offset = ' + str(offset)
    return list(islice(a019460_gen(3), n-offset, n-offset+1)).pop()