Does Python optimize tail recursion?

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I have the following piece of code which fails with the following error:

RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded

I attempted to rewrite this to allow for tail recursion optimization (TCO). I believe that this code should have been successful if a TCO had taken place.

def trisum(n, csum):
    if n == 0:
        return csum
    else:
        return trisum(n - 1, csum + n)

print(trisum(1000, 0))

Should I conclude that Python does not do any type of TCO, or do I just need to define it differently?

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