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Mon Jul 19 18:48:11 CEST 2004 · http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2004-July/046347.html

On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:27:58 -0400, Chris King <colanderman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Given the proposed changes:
> 
> 1) make a seperate eval loop that supports tail calls so as not to
> impact performance of normal programs,
> 2) force tail calls to be explicitly enabled using a run-time function call,
> 3) print a warning in stack traces when tail calls are enabled and used.
> 
> is Guido still -1 on this?

Just a guess but "make a seperate eval loop" sounds like a sure way to
get a 10,000 pound weight dropped on you? <wink>  Seriously, how do
you accomplish this without code duplication?

Jeremy

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