def reverse (item, tail = None):
    next = item.next
    item.next = tail
    if next is None:
        return item
    else:
        return reverse(next, item)

class LinkedList:
    def __init__ (self, value, next = None):
        self.value = value
        self.next = next
    def __repr__ (self):
        return 'LinkedList({}, {})'.format(self.value, repr(self.next))

>>> a = LinkedList(1, LinkedList(2, LinkedList(3, LinkedList(4))))
>>> a
LinkedList(1, LinkedList(2, LinkedList(3, LinkedList(4, None))))
>>> b = reverse(a)
>>> b
LinkedList(4, LinkedList(3, LinkedList(2, LinkedList(1, None))))
>>> a # note that there is a new head pointer now
LinkedList(1, None)

def reverse(head):
  # Empty list is always None
  if not head:
    return None

  # List of length 1 is already reversed
  if not head.get_next():
    return head


  next = head.get_next()

  head.set_next(None)

  rest = reverse(next)

  next.set_next(head)

  return rest

class Node(object):
    def __init__(self,initdata):
        self.data = initdata
        self.next = None

    def getData(self):
        return self.data

    def getNext(self):
        return self.next

    def setData(self,newdata):
        self.data = newdata

    def setNext(self,newnext):
        self.next = newnext

class LinkedList(object):
    def __init__(self):
        self.head = None

    def isEmpty(self):
        return self.head == None

    def add(self,data): #this method adds node at head
        temp = Node(data)
        temp.setNext(self.head)
        self.head = temp

    def traverse(self):
        current = self.head
        while current:
            if current.getNext():
                print(current.data,end="->")
            else:
                print(current.data)
            current = current.getNext()

    def reverse(self,item):
        if item.getNext() == None:
            self.head = item
            return
        self.reverse(item.getNext())
        temp = item.getNext()
        temp.next = item
        item.next = None


def main():
    mylist = LinkedList()
    mylist.add(15)
    mylist.add(20)
    mylist.add(25)
    mylist.add(30)
    mylist.traverse()
    mylist.reverse(mylist.head)
    mylist.traverse()
    print(mylist.head.data)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Before:
30->25->20->15
After:
15->20->25->30