[Python-Dev] Idea for a fast calling convention

[Kurt B. Kaiser]

"Phillip J. Eby" <pje at telecommunity.com> writes:

> Perhaps there is some information that can be gleaned from the Jython
> research as to what are the most common number of positional
> parameters for calls.

Queinnec, "Lisp in Small Pieces", p 239:

arity          0   1  2   3  4  5  6  7   8
frequency(%)   35 30 18   9  4  1  0  0   0
cumulative(%)  35 66 84  93 97 99 99 99 100

at least for the 1,988 scheme functions in the book.  He
thinks 0 arity is over-represented due to some thunking
techniques that he employs.

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KBK