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

[Guido van Rossum]

> 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
> PyEval_EvalCodeEx() has to get done sometime.

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

--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)