[Python-Dev] Preventing recursion core dumps (original) (raw)

Vladimir Marangozov Vladimir.Marangozov@inrialpes.fr
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 15:19:38 +0200 (CEST)

Barry Scott wrote:

Why not set a limit in the intepreter? Fixing this for every call in object.c seems a lots of hard work and will always leave holes.

Indeed.

For embedding Python being able to control the recursion depth of the intepreter is very useful. I would want to be able to set, from C, the max call depth limit and the current call depth limit.

Except exporting MAX_RECURSION_DEPTH as a variable (Py_MaxRecursionDepth) I don't see what you mean by current call depth limit.

I'd expect Python to set a min call depth limit.

I don't understand this. Could you elaborate? Are you implying the introduction of a public function (ex. Py_SetRecursionDepth) that does some value checks?

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