[Python-Dev] Preventing recursion core dumps

[Vladimir Marangozov]

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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