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tail call elimination is a language feature. The GIL is an implementation detail of the Cpython interpreter. Jython, IronPython, and one day PyPy and Unladen-Sw
by jnoller 17y ago
tail call elimination is a language feature. The GIL is an implementation detail of the Cpython interpreter. Jython, IronPython, and one day PyPy and Unladen-Swallow will not have a GIL.
Ergo, it is an implementation detail.