Author: Armin Rigo <[email protected]> Branch: Changeset: r72814:0b7f33f969db Date: 2014-08-14 19:50 +0200 http://bitbucket.org/pypy/pypy/changeset/0b7f33f969db/
Log: Add a FAQ entry diff --git a/pypy/doc/faq.rst b/pypy/doc/faq.rst --- a/pypy/doc/faq.rst +++ b/pypy/doc/faq.rst @@ -154,6 +154,17 @@ declaring that some sections of the code should run without releasing the GIL in the middle (these are called *atomic sections* in STM). +-------------------------------------------------- +Is PyPy more clever than CPython about Tail Calls? +-------------------------------------------------- + +No. PyPy follows the Python language design, including the built-in +debugger features. `This prevents tail calls.`__ Neither the JIT +nor Stackless__ change anything to that. + +.. __: http://neopythonic.blogspot.com.au/2009/04/final-words-on-tail-calls.html +.. __: stackless.html + ------------------------------------------ How do I write extension modules for PyPy? ------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ pypy-commit mailing list [email protected] https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pypy-commit
