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Doc/whatsnew/3.14.rst

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A new type of interpreter
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A new type of interpreter based on tail calls has been added to CPython.
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A new type of interpreter has been added to CPython.
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It uses tail calls between small C functions that implement individual
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Python opcodes, rather than one large C case statement.
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For certain newer compilers, this interpreter provides
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significantly better performance. Preliminary numbers on our machines suggest
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anywhere from -3% to 30% faster Python code, and a geometric mean of 9-15%

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