[Python-checkins] r83013 - in python/branches/release27-maint: Doc/library/dis.rst Misc/NEWS

[brett.cannon]

Author: brett.cannon
Date: Wed Jul 21 11:52:10 2010
New Revision: 83013

Log:
Backport r82456.


Modified:
   python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/dis.rst
   python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/dis.rst
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/dis.rst	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Doc/library/dis.rst	Wed Jul 21 11:52:10 2010
@@ -6,11 +6,17 @@
    :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 input is defined
-in the file  :file:`Include/opcode.h` and used by the compiler and the
-interpreter.
+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`::
 

Modified: python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS
==============================================================================
--- python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	(original)
+++ python/branches/release27-maint/Misc/NEWS	Wed Jul 21 11:52:10 2010
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@
 
 - Issue #8605: Skip test_gdb if Python is compiled with optimizations.
 
+Documentation
+-------------
+
+- Issue 7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail.
+
 
 What's New in Python 2.7?
 =========================