diff --git a/python/recurse_to_target.py b/python/recurse_to_target.py
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+number_list = [2, 3, 4, 1, 6]
+target = 6
+
+def recurse(index, sum, number_list, target):
+    if index >= len(number_list) or number_list[index] == target:
+        return sum
+    return recurse(index + 1, sum + number_list[index], number_list, target)
+        
+
+def return_sum(number_list, target):
+    index, result, sum = 0, 0, 0
+    result = recurse(index, sum, number_list, target)
+    return result
+
+print(return_sum(number_list, target))