Def sum_goal_buggy(my_list, goal): """ :param my_list: list of numbers :param goal: goal to be added up :return: True if some sublist adds to goal, False else """ if goal == 0: return True else: # ignore my_list[0] if sum_goal_buggy(my_list[1:], goal): return True # include my_list[0] in the sum elif sum_goal_buggy(my_list[2:], goal + my_list[0]): return True return False