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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst index 10217f194e..e20ae47462 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.9.rst @@ -226,3 +226,12 @@ Changes in the Python API * The :mod:`venv` activation scripts no longer special-case when ``__VENV_PROMPT__`` is set to ``""``. + + +CPython bytecode changes +------------------------ + +* The :opcode:`LOAD_ASSERTION_ERROR` opcode was added for handling the + :keyword:`assert` statement. Previously, the assert statement would not work + correctly if the :exc:`AssertionError` exception was being shadowed. + (Contributed by Zackery Spytz in :issue:`34880`.) |