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author | Mark Shannon <mark@hotpy.org> | 2021-04-01 15:00:31 (GMT) |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2021-04-01 15:00:31 (GMT) |
commit | fcb55c0037baab6f98f91ee38ce84b6f874f034a (patch) | |
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bpo-27129: Use instruction offsets, not byte offsets, in bytecode and internally. (GH-25069)
* Use instruction offset, rather than bytecode offset. Streamlines interpreter dispatch a bit, and removes most EXTENDED_ARGs for jumps.
* Change some uses of PyCode_Addr2Line to PyFrame_GetLineNumber
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-03-29-16-20-29.bpo-27129.BF03A5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-03-29-16-20-29.bpo-27129.BF03A5.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b1d6c82 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-03-29-16-20-29.bpo-27129.BF03A5.rst @@ -0,0 +1,3 @@ +The bytecode interpreter uses instruction, rather byte, offsets internally. +This reduces the number of EXTENDED_ARG instructions needed and streamlines +instruction dispatch a bit. |