Issue #26110: Add document for LOAD_METHOD and CALL_METHOD opcode.

Changed stack layout bit for "easy to explain."

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst
index a15690b..694d564 100644
--- a/Doc/library/dis.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst
@@ -957,6 +957,28 @@ All of the following opcodes use their arguments.
    value.
 
 
+.. opcode:: LOAD_METHOD (namei)
+
+   Loads a method named ``co_names[namei]`` from TOS object. TOS is popped and
+   method and TOS are pushed when interpreter can call unbound method directly.
+   TOS will be uesd as the first argument (``self``) by :opcode:`CALL_METHOD`.
+   Otherwise, ``NULL`` and  method is pushed (method is bound method or
+   something else).
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.7
+
+
+.. opcode:: CALL_METHOD (argc)
+
+   Calls a method.  *argc* is number of positional arguments.
+   Keyword arguments are not supported.  This opcode is designed to be used
+   with :opcode:`LOAD_METHOD`.  Positional arguments are on top of the stack.
+   Below them, two items described in :opcode:`LOAD_METHOD` on the stack.
+   All of them are popped and return value is pushed.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.7
+
+
 .. opcode:: MAKE_FUNCTION (argc)
 
    Pushes a new function object on the stack.  From bottom to top, the consumed
diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
index ca7c2c5..fe03def 100644
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.7.rst
@@ -170,3 +170,10 @@ Changes in the Python API
   Assigning to them was deprecated in Python 3.5.
   Use the :meth:`~http.cookies.Morsel.set` method for setting them.
   (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :issue:`29192`.)
+
+
+CPython bytecode changes
+------------------------
+
+* Added two new opcodes: :opcode:`LOAD_METHOD`` and :opcode:`CALL_METHOD`.
+  (Contributed by Yury Selivanov and INADA Naoki in :issue:`26110`.)