[Python-Dev] Re: native code compiler? (or, OCaml vs. Python) (original) (raw)

Guido van Rossum guido@python.org
Mon, 03 Feb 2003 20:28:38 -0500

IIRC the largest expense in function calls is setting up the frame object for the new function to use. I don't think there are any low-hanging fruit here, because the frame model is pretty deeply embedded in the interpreter. It seems like all the work in PyEvalEvalCodeEx() has to get done sometime.

Then that's where we should have a clean fresh look.

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