[Python-Dev] stack check on Unix: any suggestions?

[Guido van Rossum]

> Here's a sample script:
> 
> i = 0
> def foo(x):
>     global i
>     print i
>     i = i + 1
>     foo(x)
> 
> foo(None)

Please try this again on various platforms with this version:

    i = 0
    class C:
      def __getattr__(self, name):
	  global i
	  print i
	  i += 1
	  return self.name # common beginners' mistake

    C() # This tries to get __init__, triggering the recursion

I get 5788 iterations on Red Hat Linux 6.2 (ulimit -c says 8192; I
have no idea what units).

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.pythonlabs.com/~guido/)