"""
A Python implementation for finding number of
derangements possible for k objects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derangement
"""
def derangement(objects: int) -> int:
"""
Calculates the number of derangements of k objects.
:param objects:the number of objects ( -1 < objects < 1560 )
:return :the number of derangements
:raises :ValueError: If objects is negative.
Examples:
>>> derangement(3)
2
>>> derangement(5)
44
>>> derangement(10)
1334961
"""
if objects < 0:
raise ValueError("k must be a non-negative integer. Retry")
if objects in (0, 1):
return 0
derange_1 = 1
derange_2 = 0
answer = 1
for i in range(3, objects + 1):
answer = (i - 1) * (derange_1 + derange_2)
derange_2 = derange_1
derange_1 = answer
return answer