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authorMark Shannon <mark@hotpy.org>2020-01-27 09:57:45 (GMT)
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bpo-39320: Handle unpacking of **values in compiler (GH-18141)
* Add DICT_UPDATE and DICT_MERGE bytecodes. Use them for ** unpacking. * Remove BUILD_MAP_UNPACK and BUILD_MAP_UNPACK_WITH_CALL, as they are now unused. * Update magic number for ** unpacking opcodes. * Update dis.rst to incorporate new bytecodes. * Add blurb entry.
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+Replace two complex bytecodes for building dicts with two simpler ones.
+The new bytecodes ``DICT_MERGE`` and ``DICT_UPDATE`` have been added
+The old bytecodes ``BUILD_MAP_UNPACK`` and ``BUILD_MAP_UNPACK_WITH_CALL`` have been removed.