# a clunky n-cycle (iterated quine) generator:

def quiner(n):
	'''prints a program that will print itself after n iterations'''
	quotes = '"'*3
	toprint = ''
	for i in range(1,n):
		toprint += 'def q' + str(i) + '(x):'"""
	quotes = '"'*3
	print 'q""" + str(i+1) + "(' + quotes + x + quotes + ')'\n\n"
	toprint += 'def q' + str(n) + '(x):'"""
	quotes = '"'*3
	print x
	print ''
	print 'q1(' + quotes + x + quotes + ')'"""
	print toprint + '\n\nq1(' + quotes + toprint + quotes + ')'