How often is a tag executed?

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On 06/09/2012 at 12:10, xxxxxxxx wrote:

When programming and testing a new python tag and looking at the debug data I realized that the tag was executed not just for every frame or every screen update, but all the time.
It seems that cinema starts at the top, 'executes' the whole tree, and starts all over again.

Is this correct?