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diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst index c9417ea..807ee8b 100644 --- a/Doc/library/dis.rst +++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst @@ -33,10 +33,13 @@ The :mod:`dis` module defines the following functions and constants: .. function:: dis(x=None) Disassemble the *x* object. *x* can denote either a module, a - class, a method, a function, or a code object. For a module, it disassembles - all functions. For a class, it disassembles all methods. For a single code - sequence, it prints one line per bytecode instruction. If no object is - provided, it disassembles the last traceback. + class, a method, a function, a code object, a string of source code or a + byte sequence of raw bytecode. For a module, it disassembles all + functions. For a class, it disassembles all methods. For a code object + or sequence of raw bytecode, it prints one line per bytecode instruction. + Strings are first compiled to code objects with the :func:`compile` + built-in function before being disassembled. If no object is provided, + this function disassembles the last traceback. .. function:: distb(tb=None) |