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Why does Python have a recursion limit?

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  1. To make programs run faster
  2. To stop runaway recursion from crashing Python
  3. Because recursion is not allowed in loops

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  1. Python docs: sys module docs.python.org/3/library/sys.html Checked 2026-10-10.

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