Python recursion

def factorial(num):
    if num == 1:
       return num
    else:
       return num * factorial(num-1)

target = factorial(5)
print(target)  ## 120


def square(num):
    if num == 1:
      return num
    else:
      return square(num-1) + 2*num - 1

target = square(6)

print(target)  ## 36