Index: Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst
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--- Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst	(Revision 86724)
+++ Doc/c-api/veryhigh.rst	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -230,6 +230,12 @@
 
 .. c:function:: PyObject* Py_CompileStringFlags(const char *str, const char *filename, int start, PyCompilerFlags *flags)
 
+   This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`Py_CompileStringExFlags` below, with
+   *optimize* set to ``-1``.
+
+
+.. c:function:: PyObject* Py_CompileStringExFlags(const char *str, const char *filename, int start, PyCompilerFlags *flags, int optimize)
+
    Parse and compile the Python source code in *str*, returning the resulting code
    object.  The start token is given by *start*; this can be used to constrain the
    code which can be compiled and should be :const:`Py_eval_input`,
@@ -238,7 +244,15 @@
    :exc:`SyntaxError` exception messages.  This returns *NULL* if the code cannot
    be parsed or compiled.
 
+   The integer *optimize* specifies the optimization level of the compiler; a
+   value of ``-1`` selects the optimization level of the interpreter as given by
+   :option:`-O` options.  Explicit levels are ``0`` (no optimization;
+   ``__debug__`` is true), ``1`` (asserts are removed, ``__debug__`` is false)
+   or ``2`` (docstrings are removed too).
 
+   .. versionadded:: 3.2
+
+
 .. c:function:: PyObject* PyEval_EvalCode(PyCodeObject *co, PyObject *globals, PyObject *locals)
 
    This is a simplified interface to :c:func:`PyEval_EvalCodeEx`, with just