[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It appears recursion is nice but *iteration* takes up less space than
recursion?....

Not at all. Tail recursion is isomorphic to iteration in both time and space.

If all the smart kids know about tail recursion then how come the Python
interpreter couldn't/didn't use tail recursion to prevent my infinite loop from
bombing?

Because Guido doesn't wanna ...


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