diff --git a/fib.py b/fib.py
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+def fib(n):
+  if (n==1 or n==2):
+    return 1
+  else:
+    return fib(n-1)+fib(n-2)#recursion step
+print(fib(5))#printing 5th elemnet in fibonacci series using recursion