Promoting Python

[Marko Rauhamaa]

Random832 <random832 at fastmail.com>:

> On Wed, Apr 6, 2016, at 14:23, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>> Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com>:
>> > Plus, anyone could implement a Python interpreter with TCE.
>> 
>> Tricky in practice because None is the default return value.
>> 
>> If the programmer were careful to return the value of the tail call,
>> it can be eliminated.
>
> Well, the interpreter can know that the calling function doesn't
> return anything (returns None). Maybe it could pass a secret argument
> to the called function telling it not to return its value and to
> return None instead.

Oh, I forgot about the secret whisper-with-a-wink channel...


Marko