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diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst index 6871d7e..95edac9 100644 --- a/Doc/library/dis.rst +++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst @@ -6,11 +6,17 @@ :synopsis: Disassembler for Python bytecode. -The :mod:`dis` module supports the analysis of Python :term:`bytecode` by disassembling -it. Since there is no Python assembler, this module defines the Python assembly -language. The Python bytecode which this module takes as an input is defined -in the file :file:`Include/opcode.h` and used by the compiler and the -interpreter. +The :mod:`dis` module supports the analysis of CPython :term:`bytecode` by +disassembling it. The CPython bytecode which this module takes as an +input is defined in the file :file:`Include/opcode.h` and used by the compiler +and the interpreter. + +.. impl-detail:: + + Bytecode is an implementation detail of the CPython interpreter! No + guarantees are made that bytecode will not be added, removed, or changed + between versions of Python. Use of this module should not be considered to + work across Python VMs or Python releases. Example: Given the function :func:`myfunc`:: @@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ Tests - Issue #8605: Skip test_gdb if Python is compiled with optimizations. +Documentation +------------- + +- Issue 7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail. + What's New in Python 2.7? ========================= |