Why does this code trigger a run time error?

Question

#Brainf**k interpreter

import sys

f = open(sys.argv[0], "r")
point = f.read()
f.close()

pointPos = 0

cell = [0]

cellPos = 0

while pointPos < len(point):

if point[pointPos] == ">":

cellPos += 1

if len(cell) > cellPos:

cell.append(0)

elif point[pointPos] == "<":

cellPos -= 1

if cellPos < 0:

print("Error: Moved off tape!")

sys.exit(0)

elif point[pointPos] == "+":

cell[cellPos] += 1

if cell[cellPos] >= 255:

cell[cellPos] = 0

elif point[pointPos] == "-":

cell[cellPos] -= 1

if cell[cellPos] <= -1:

cell[cellPos] = 255

elif point[pointPos] == ".":

print(chr(cell[cellPos]), end = "")

elif point[pointPos] == ",":

inp = input()

cell[cellPos] = ord(inp[0])

elif point[pointPos] == "[":

if cell[cellPos] == 0:

countOpened = 0

point[pointPos] += 1

while pointPos < len(point):

if point[pointPos] == "]" and countOpened == 0:
break

elif point[pointPos] == "[":

countOpened += 1

elif point[pointPos] == "]":

countOpened -= 1

pointPos += 1

elif point[pointPos] == "]":

if cell[cellPos] != 0:

countOpened = 0

pointPos -= 1

while pointPos > 0:

if point[pointPos] == "[" and countOpened == 0:

break

elif point[pointPos] == "]":

countOpened += 1

elif point[pointPos] == "[":

countOpened -= 1

pointPos -= 1

# Input: ++++++++[>++++[>++>+++>+++>+<<<<-]>+>+>->>+[<]<-]>>.>---.+++++++..+++.>>.<-.<.+++.------.--------.>>+.>++.

# output: ‘Hello World’

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Answer 1

It's an infinite loop: "pointPos" never increases in value.

Answer 2

Maximum call stack exceeded