"""What is the first term in the Fibonacci sequence to contain 1000 digits? The Fibonacci sequence is defined by the recurrence relation: Fn = Fn1 + Fn2, where F1 = 1 and F2 = 1. Hence the first 12 terms will be: F1 = 1 F2 = 1 F3 = 2 F4 = 3 F5 = 5 F6 = 8 F7 = 13 F8 = 21 F9 = 34 F10 = 55 F11 = 89 F12 = 144 The 12th term, F12, is the first term to contain three digits. What is the first term in the Fibonacci sequence to contain 1000 digits? """ def fibonacci(n, limit=None): fibonacci = [0, 1] i = 2 while i <= n: f = fibonacci[i - 1] + fibonacci[i - 2] fibonacci.append(f) if limit and f >= limit: return (i, fibonacci[-1]) i = i + 1 return (n, fibonacci[n]) def main(): (term, value) = fibonacci(10**999, 10**999) print 'First Fibonacci term with at least 1000 digits is #{0}: {1}'.format(term, value) if __name__ == '__main__': main()