[issue37500] 3.8.0b2 no longer optimizes away "if 0:" ?

[Ned Batchelder]

Ned Batchelder <ned at nedbatchelder.com> added the comment:

I don't know what you mean by, "it should not be rely upon."  Are you saying that in 3.8 you want to keep the lines in the compiled bytecode?  Do you understand the implications for coverage measurement?

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