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[3.5] bpo-33216: Correct the doc of CALL_FUNCTION_VAR and CALL_FUNCTION_VAR_KW. #6365

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Correct the doc of CALL_FUNCTION_VAR and CALL_FUNCTION_VAR_KW.
mvaled Apr 3, 2018
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Log changes in the stack order for CALL_FUNCTION_VAR*.
mvaled Apr 30, 2018
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Merge branch '3.5' into 3.5
larryhastings May 14, 2018
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Rewrite the CALL_FUNCTION_VAR_*.
mvaled May 25, 2018
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16 changes: 10 additions & 6 deletions Doc/library/dis.rst
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.. opcode:: CALL_FUNCTION_VAR (argc)

Calls a function. *argc* is interpreted as in :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION`. The
top element on the stack contains the variable argument list, followed by
keyword and positional arguments.
Calls a function. *argc* is interpreted as in :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION`. The
difference with :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION`, is that ``CALL_FUNCTION_VAR``
finds the var-positional argument below all the keyword parameters, but
above all positional parameters.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The order of elements in the stack was changed.

.. opcode:: CALL_FUNCTION_KW (argc)

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.. opcode:: CALL_FUNCTION_VAR_KW (argc)

Calls a function. *argc* is interpreted as in :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION`. The
top element on the stack contains the keyword arguments dictionary, followed
by the variable-arguments tuple, followed by explicit keyword and positional
arguments.
opcode finds the var-keyword argument at the top of the stack; and below,
the opcode finds the same items :opcode:`CALL_FUNCTION_VAR` does.

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The order of elements in the stack was changed.

.. opcode:: HAVE_ARGUMENT

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