Backport r82456.

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: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`::

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- Issue #8605: Skip test_gdb if Python is compiled with optimizations.
Documentation
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- Issue 7829: Document in dis that bytecode is an implementation detail.
What's New in Python 2.7?
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