current recursion level

[Cameron Laird]

In article <1154662146.325383.241710 at h48g2000cwc.googlegroups.com>,
Simon Forman <rogue_pedro at yahoo.com> wrote:
>David Bear wrote:
>> Is there an easy way to get the current level of recursion? I don't mean
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>import sys
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>def getStackDepth():
>    '''Return the current call stack depth.'''
>    n = 1
>    while True:
>        try:
>            sys._getframe(n)
>        except ValueError:
>            return n - 1
>        n += 1
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>This is an evil hack. Never use it.
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*This* is evil?  I regularly see worse things here in clp.

I'll elaborate slightly:  even though I'm among those who regularly
emphasize that certain constructs have nearly no place in applica-
tion, as opposed to "system", programming, counting stack frames to
reach their end seems to me like a minor violation of coding hygiene.
Am I missing something in your suggestion?