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Title: disassembly needs argument counts on calls with keyword args
Type: enhancement Stage: resolved
Components: Library (Lib) Versions: Python 3.3
process
Status: closed Resolution: accepted
Dependencies: Superseder:
Assigned To: belopolsky Nosy List: belopolsky, daniel.urban, python-dev, rhettinger
Priority: high Keywords: easy, patch

Created on 2011-04-10 21:11 by rhettinger, last changed 2022-04-11 14:57 by admin. This issue is now closed.

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issue11823.diff belopolsky, 2011-04-11 16:08 review
Messages (5)
msg133481 - (view) Author: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-04-10 21:11
The argument to CALL_FUNCTION is overloaded to show both the number of positional arguments and keyword arguments (shifted by 8-bits):

>>> dis("foo(10, opt=True)")
  1           0 LOAD_NAME                0 (foo) 
              3 LOAD_CONST               0 (10) 
              6 LOAD_CONST               1 ('opt') 
              9 LOAD_CONST               2 (True) 
             12 CALL_FUNCTION          257 
             15 RETURN_VALUE         

It is not obvious that the 257 argument causes three stack arguments to be popped.

The disassembly should add a parenthetical to explain the composition:

>>> dis("foo(10, opt=True)")
  1           0 LOAD_NAME                0 (foo) 
              3 LOAD_CONST               0 (10) 
              6 LOAD_CONST               1 ('opt') 
              9 LOAD_CONST               2 (True) 
             12 CALL_FUNCTION          257 (1 positional, 1 keyword pair)
             15 RETURN_VALUE
msg133534 - (view) Author: Alexander Belopolsky (belopolsky) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-04-11 16:08
I am posting an unfinished patch (needs additional tests and possibly documentation) to get feedback on whether it would make sense to wait for issue11816 refactoring before implementing this.  Note the code duplication between disassemble and _disassemble_bytes.  I am also not happy about the need for another constant exported from opcode.
msg133638 - (view) Author: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger) * (Python committer) Date: 2011-04-13 02:07
Looks good.  Please apply.
msg162485 - (view) Author: Alexander Belopolsky (belopolsky) * (Python committer) Date: 2012-06-07 18:14
Bumping priority as a reminder to get this in.
msg162487 - (view) Author: Roundup Robot (python-dev) (Python triager) Date: 2012-06-07 18:29
New changeset 22dc0a433b0e by Alexander Belopolsky in branch 'default':
Issue #11823: disassembly now shows argument counts on calls with keyword args
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/22dc0a433b0e
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:57:16adminsetgithub: 56032
2012-06-07 18:36:25belopolskysetstatus: open -> closed
2012-06-07 18:33:03belopolskysetstage: needs patch -> resolved
type: behavior -> enhancement
versions: - Python 3.1, Python 2.7, Python 3.2
2012-06-07 18:29:30python-devsetnosy: + python-dev
messages: + msg162487
2012-06-07 18:14:42belopolskysetpriority: normal -> high

messages: + msg162485
2011-04-13 02:07:19rhettingersetversions: + Python 3.1, Python 2.7, Python 3.2
type: enhancement -> behavior
title: disassembly needs to argument counts on calls with keyword args -> disassembly needs argument counts on calls with keyword args
messages: + msg133638

assignee: belopolsky
resolution: accepted
2011-04-11 16:08:51belopolskysetfiles: + issue11823.diff

nosy: + belopolsky
messages: + msg133534

keywords: + patch
2011-04-10 21:35:43daniel.urbansetnosy: + daniel.urban
2011-04-10 21:17:51pitrousetkeywords: + easy
stage: needs patch
2011-04-10 21:11:39rhettingercreate