recursive methods require implementing a stack?

[Rob Gaddi]

Charles T. Smith wrote:

> I just tried to write a recursive method in python - am I right that local
> variables are only lexically local scoped, so sub-instances have the same
> ones?  Is there a way out of that?  Do I have to push and pop my own simulated
> stack frame entry? 

You have been badly misled.  Python local variables are frame local, and
recursion just works.

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