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diff --git a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst index 95028c2..a88d562 100644 --- a/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst +++ b/Doc/reference/datamodel.rst @@ -934,6 +934,20 @@ Internal types frame). A debugger can implement a Jump command (aka Set Next Statement) by writing to f_lineno. + Frame objects support one method: + + .. method:: frame.clear() + + This method clears all references to local variables held by the + frame. Also, if the frame belonged to a generator, the generator + is finalized. This helps break reference cycles involving frame + objects (for example when catching an exception and storing its + traceback for later use). + + :exc:`RuntimeError` is raised if the frame is currently executing. + + .. versionadded:: 3.4 + Traceback objects .. index:: object: traceback |