diff --git a/Doc/library/dis.rst b/Doc/library/dis.rst index a73e6b37d10..e97743c17fa 100644 --- a/Doc/library/dis.rst +++ b/Doc/library/dis.rst @@ -5,12 +5,18 @@ :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 +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`:: def myfunc(alist): diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS index a2fa664751d..57998e371f0 100644 --- a/Misc/NEWS +++ b/Misc/NEWS @@ -363,6 +363,12 @@ Tests - Issue #8193: Fix test_zlib failure with zlib 1.2.4. +Documentation +------------- + +- Issue #7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail. + + What's New in Python 3.1.2? ===========================