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Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE)

Date 2015-07-15 11:10 +0200
From Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be>
Subject Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE)
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On 07/15/2015 02:41 AM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 7/14/2015 10:02 AM, Antoon Pardon wrote:
>> On 07/14/2015 03:43 PM, Chris Angelico wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 11:38 PM, Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
>>> wrote:
>
>>>> No, tail call optimization doesn't change the behavior of the program,
>>>> for the worse anyway.
>>> It does, because you lose traceback records. That's pretty significant
>>> when you come to try to debug something.
>>
>> I doubt it would be really significant. Not compared to writing it
>> iteratively.
>> When you write it iteratively, you don't get to keep a traceback
>> record per time
>> you go throught the loop. So the traceback records you loose in tale
>> call elimination
>> would be the traceback records you wouldn't have anyway in the
>> iterative version.
>
> To repeat: loosing tracebacks is probably fine when the function has a
> single *recursive* tail call.  This are precise the cases when it is
> simple and perhaps preferable to use a loop.  But *recursive* tail
> calls are only a small fraction of all tail calls.  So most of the
> time, the loss *would* be significant.  Consider

But it doesn't need to be all or nothing. How about the following possibility.
When the runtime detects a serie of tail calls, it will keep the bottom three
and the top three backtrace records of the serie. And when it needs to print
a stacktrace it writes an indication that some tracebacks are missing. I think
that would be a workable compromise between workable tail call recursion
and usefull stacktraces.

Now of course there are some other problems like what if the tail call is into
a C-function. I don't think you want to drop a stack frame in those circumstances.
So I guess implementing this and getting all corner cases right, will not be
trivial and I understand if the core developers don't consider this a high
priority. But one likes to dream sometimes.

-- 
Antoon Pardon

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Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 00:05 +1000
  Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-07-14 13:20 +1000
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-14 09:26 +0200
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 02:34 -0600
      Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-14 14:03 +0000
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-14 12:43 +0200
  Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-13 22:15 -0700
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 15:25 +1000
      Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-13 22:41 -0700
        Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 21:43 +1000
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 15:28 +0300
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 22:55 +1000
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 16:38 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 23:43 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 20:29 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-07-15 03:48 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-15 10:28 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-14 16:02 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 00:07 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 20:31 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-14 20:41 -0400
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-15 11:10 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-16 10:43 +1200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-16 09:31 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-17 10:41 +1200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 21:45 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-16 15:56 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 00:00 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-16 16:32 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 02:43 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Joonas Liik <liik.joonas@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 19:50 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 03:03 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-07-16 10:04 -0700
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Joonas Liik <liik.joonas@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 20:34 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-07-17 04:58 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Joonas Liik <liik.joonas@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 22:14 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-17 11:41 +1200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2015-07-16 12:52 -0700
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 03:49 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Joonas Liik <liik.joonas@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 21:23 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 04:29 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-16 16:19 -0400
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-17 12:48 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-19 10:57 +1200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 21:05 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-17 13:43 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 21:49 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-17 14:54 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-17 23:12 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-17 16:27 -0400
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-15 21:13 +1200
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-15 12:55 +0300
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-07-15 12:22 +0100
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-16 10:34 +1200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-07-16 00:34 +0100
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2015-07-15 13:00 +0100
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 22:13 +1000
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-16 10:34 +1200
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 22:22 +1000
      Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 08:41 +0300
        Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 21:33 +1000
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 15:08 +0300
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 15:31 +1000
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-07-13 23:46 -0600
      Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 08:57 +0300
        Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-14 18:29 +1200
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 10:05 +0300
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Gregory Ewing <greg.ewing@canterbury.ac.nz> - 2015-07-15 17:52 +1200
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-15 09:44 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-07-15 03:45 -0700
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-15 13:55 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Antoon Pardon <antoon.pardon@rece.vub.ac.be> - 2015-07-15 13:04 +0200
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ned Batchelder <ned@nedbatchelder.com> - 2015-07-15 04:12 -0700
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-15 14:24 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 21:28 -0700
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2015-07-14 08:47 +0100
        Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 02:13 -0600
          Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 11:33 +0300
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-07-14 07:15 -0600
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 20:27 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 08:28 -0600
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-15 17:55 +0300
            Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-07-15 03:34 +1000
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 20:43 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 03:52 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2015-07-15 04:06 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 21:37 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 04:55 +1000
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2015-07-14 22:12 +0300
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-14 21:36 -0400
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-14 21:01 -0400
                Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-07-15 13:05 +1000
              Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2015-07-14 10:54 -0700
    Re: Possibly Pythonic Tail Call Optimization (TCO/TRE) Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2015-07-14 20:23 -0400

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