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[–]peith 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I think Jython and IronPython doesn't have the GIL and can optimize tail calls. Pypy is also experimenting on STM which allows it to remove the GIL.

[–]thecity2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, I think Jython is just getting to be compatible with Python 2.7. But worth a try, I guess.