From 9d85d3a4c4373189aaefccae3fd5433f91050d10 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: colevandersWands <18554853+colevandersWands@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2025 14:35:14 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] clarify "no function calls" item

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 .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
index 6e269b4ad..eb18b4638 100644
--- a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ about: A template PR for code review with a checklist
 - [ ] The function's name describes it's behavior
 - [ ] The function's name matches the file name
 - [ ] The function has correct type annotations
-- [ ] The function is not called in the function file
+- [ ] The function is not called at the top level of the function file 
+  - _Recursive solutions **can** call the function from **inside** the function body_
 
 ## Strategy