summaryrefslogtreecommitdiffstats
path: root/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst')
-rw-r--r--Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
index b8aec2b..9ee18f7 100644
--- a/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
+++ b/Doc/tutorial/controlflow.rst
@@ -297,7 +297,8 @@ referenced.
The actual parameters (arguments) to a function call are introduced in the local
symbol table of the called function when it is called; thus, arguments are
passed using *call by value* (where the *value* is always an object *reference*,
-not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function, a new
+not the value of the object). [#]_ When a function calls another function,
+or calls itself recursively, a new
local symbol table is created for that call.
A function definition associates the function name with the function object in