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Date: Wed, 4 May 2011 09:09:24 +1000
Subject: Re: Fibonacci series recursion error
From: Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> wrote:
> A back-of-the-envelope calculation
> shows that with modern technology it would take more than 10 ** 257
> years to complete.

Then I propose that Python be extended to allow for underlying
hardware upgrades without terminating a script. This will be essential
to the finding of answers to these vital questions.

Chris Angelico