SMRTR ProgrammingDec 7, 2025Daily.dev

tacopy: Tail Call Optimizations in Python

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Tacopy is a Python library that optimizes tail-recursive functions by transforming them into iterative loops using AST manipulation. It eliminates stack overflow risks and provides 1.41x-2.88x performance improvements while preserving function metadata. The decorator validates proper tail recursion and works only with module-level functions in Python 3.10+.

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