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@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ Porting to Python 3.11
Code using ``f_lasti`` with ``PyCode_Addr2Line()`` must use
:c:func:`PyFrame_GetLineNumber` instead.
* ``f_lineno``: use :c:func:`PyFrame_GetLineNumber`
- * ``f_locals``: use ``PyObject_GetAttrString((PyObject*)frame, "f_locals")``.
+ * ``f_locals``: use :c:func:`PyFrame_GetLocals`.
* ``f_stackdepth``: removed.
* ``f_state``: no public API (renamed to ``f_frame.f_state``).
* ``f_trace``: no public API.
@@ -983,6 +983,12 @@ Porting to Python 3.11
computed lazily. The :c:func:`PyFrame_GetBack` function must be called
instead.
+ Debuggers that accessed the ``f_locals`` directly *must* call
+ `:c:func:`PyFrame_GetLocals` instead. They no longer need to call
+ `:c:func:`PyFrame_FastToLocalsWithError` or :c:func:`PyFrame_LocalsToFast`,
+ in fact they should not call those functions. The necessary updating of the
+ frame is now managed by the virtual machine.
+
Code defining ``PyFrame_GetCode()`` on Python 3.8 and older::
#if PY_VERSION_HEX < 0x030900B1